basis, Sigma-Aldrich), sodium chloride (NaCl, >99.999%, abcr GmbH),
rubidium chloride (RbCl, >99.95%, Sigma-Aldrich), and calcium chloride
(CaCl2, >99.99%, Sigma-Aldrich) were used as received.
SiO2 colloids dispersed in water (∼100 nm diameter)
were purchased from Polysciences, Inc. (5.9% w/w). TiO2 colloids dispersed in water (∼100 nm diameter) were purchased
from Corpuscular Microspheres Nanospheres (2.5% w/v). The TiO2 colloids are core–shell particles composed of a SiO2 core and a TiO2 shell. As the main contribution
to the AR-SHS signal is given by water molecules oriented at the TiO2 surface (see the
of TiO2 in contact with the aqueous solution. We further
demonstrate in the