The ubiquity of aqueous solutions in contact with charged surfaces and the realization that
the molecular-level details of water–surface interactions often determine interfacial functions …

In this Focus Review, we put the spotlight on very recent insights into the fascinating world of
wet chemistry in the realm offered by nanoconfinement of water in mechanically rather rigid …

From the stability of colloidal suspensions to the charging of electrodes, electric double
layers play a pivotal role in aqueous systems. The interactions between interfaces, water …

Liquid water confined within nanometer-sized channels exhibits a surprisingly low dielectric
constant along the direction orthogonal to the channel walls. This is typically assumed to …

Dielectric permittivity is central to many biological and physiochemical systems, as it affects
the long-range electrostatic interactions. Similar to many fluid properties, confinement …

Dielectric water properties, which significantly change in confinement, determine
electrostatic interactions and thereby influence all molecular forces and chemical reactions …

Infinities should naturally occur in the dielectric responses of ionic solutions relevant to many
geochemical, energy storage, and electrochemical applications at a strictly zero frequency …

We introduce a novel approach to sample the canonical ensemble at constant temperature
and applied electric potential. Our approach can be straightforwardly implemented into any …

We discuss how to include our recently proposed thermopotentiostat technique
[Deissenbeck et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2021, 126, 136803] into any existing ab initio molecular …

It has long been anticipated that dielectric constants of polar liquids are reduced in the
interfacial layer. Recent experiments and computer simulations support these expectations …