| Abstract
| - The solvation of ions in dipolar lattice droplets has been studied using Monte Carlo simulations. It is foundthat for small dipoles the solvation behavior is similar to that expected from a dielectric model. For largerdipoles, large deviations from dielectric behavior are observed. For the larger dipoles, it is found that onlythe first layers solvate the ion and that the more-distant dipoles tend to reduce the solvation energy. Theobtained results support the idea that there exist two regions in systems with large dipoles. In the regionclosest to the ion, the ordering of the dipoles is determined by the ion, and further away from the ion, adipolar regime exists. Between these two regions, there is an interface region that is likely to be important toour understanding of the Hofmeister effect.
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