Water/solid interfaces are relevant to a broad range of physicochemical phenomena and
technological processes such as corrosion, lubrication, heterogeneous catalysis and …

Frozen water has a quasi-liquid layer at its surface that exists even well below the bulk
melting temperature; the formation of this layer is termed premelting. The nature of the …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray Raman scattering were used to probe the
molecular arrangement in the first coordination shell of liquid water. The local structure is …

Water adsorption at metal surfaces is governed by a subtle balance between water–water
hydrogen bonding and water–metal interactions, which together determine the stability of …

The interaction of water and surfaces, at molecular level, is of critical importance for
understanding processes such as corrosion, friction, catalysis and mass transport. The …

In this review, we summarize the available experimental data from recently developed
molecular level techniques on the surface structure, surface premelting layer thickness, and …

The growth of crystalline water films on Pt (111) is investigated using rare gas physisorption.
The water monolayer wets Pt (111) at all temperatures investigated (20–155 K). At low …

Adsorption of water on Pt (111) at 135 K or above proceeds by a Stranski–Krastanov
mechanism to form crystalline ice films. The structure of thin films reflects a conflict between …

Autoionization of water which gives rise to its pH is one of the key properties of aqueous
systems. Surfaces of water and aqueous electrolyte solutions are traditionally viewed as …

From our daily life we are familiar with hexagonal ice, but at very low temperature ice can
exist in a different structure––that of cubic ice. Seeking to unravel the enigmatic relationship …