Odd-even effects on structure and property is a widely observed phenomenon in chemistry,
physics, biology, and materials sciences. In general, it describes an alternative alteration of …

Conspectus Surface dipoles arise from differences in the distribution of electron density of
interfacial molecular structures as expressed by charge separation. The direction and …

We have undertaken atomistic molecular simulations to systematically determine the
structural contributions to the hydrophobicity of fluorinated solutes and surfaces compared to …

2D semiconductors allow for unique and ultrasensitive devices to be fabricated for
applications ranging from clinical diagnosis instruments to low-energy light-emitting diodes …

We report the effect of airborne hydrocarbon contamination on the water wettability of
graphite. Graphite is traditionally known to be hydrophobic with water contact angle (WCA) …

Gold surfaces modified with C3− C18-alkanethiols (CH3 (CH2) X-1SH; HX SH; x= 3, 8, 12,
16, 18) and C16-alkanethiols, fluorinated at the outer 1, 2, 4, and 10 methylene positions …

Amorphous silica is an inorganic material that is central for many nanotechnology
appplications, such as nanoelectronics, microfluidics, and nanopore sensors. To use …

To integrate surface and interfacial properties and phenomena into the Hansen solubility
parameter (HSP) framework, we propose an equation for estimating both surface …

The wettabilities of fluorinated polymers were evaluated using a series of contacting probe
liquids ranging in nature from nonpolar aprotic to polar aprotic to polar protic. Fully …

We have used infrared spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and contact angle measurements to
study self-assembled monolayer (SAM) formation on aluminum native oxide from three …