Electrospray
Apparatus that employs electricity to disperse a liquid into fine aerosol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about high voltage-induced sprays. For mass spectrometry ion formation, see electrospray ionization.
The name electrospray is used for an apparatus that employs electricity to disperse a liquid or for the fine aerosol resulting from this process. High voltage is applied to a liquid supplied through an emitter (usually a glass or metallic capillary). Ideally the liquid reaching the emitter tip forms a Taylor cone, which emits a liquid jet through its apex. Varicose waves on the surface of the jet lead to the formation of small and highly charged liquid droplets, which are radially dispersed due to Coulomb repulsion.