Title: Stern layer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Stern layer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06003
Status: current

Definition
Counter and co-ions in immediate contact with a surface are said to be located in the Stern layer, and form with the fixed charge a molecular capacitor.

Related Terms
- Counter: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01371
- co-ions: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01141

Source
- PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 618 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)

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Citation: Citation: 'Stern layer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06003
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