The interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES)
plays vital roles in various fields, such as neuroscience, environmental
science, analytical chemistry, separation, catalysis, and nanoparticle
synthesis. ITIES emerges as a unique approach in chemical analysis
due to its sensitivity to both redox-active and redox-inactive analytes.
Neurotransmitters, metal ions, drug molecules, and other complex molecules
such as proteins have been detected using ITIES. The detection of
redox-inactive species at the ITIES has opened a door to understanding
a wide range of complex systems that are less suited to probing by
solid electrodes. In this feature article, we present the history
of electrochemistry at the ITIES; charge transfer reactions, thermodynamics,
and kinetics at the ITIES; electrode−solution interfacial structure;
and a diverse range of applications enabled by ITIES.
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