Crossings of electronic potential energy surfaces in nuclear configuration space, known as
conical intersections, determine the rates and outcomes of a large class of photochemical …

Proton transfer via hydronium and hydroxide ions in water is ubiquitous. It underlies acid–
base chemistry, certain enzyme reactions, and even infection by the flu. Despite two …

The Grotthuss mechanism explains the anomalously high proton mobility in water as a
sequence of proton transfers along a hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) network. However, the …

Harvesting solar energy for catalytic conversion of CO2 into valuable chemical
fuels/feedstocks is an attractive yet challenging strategy to realize a sustainable carbon …

Proton transfer in liquid water controls acid–base chemistry, crucial enzyme reactions, and
the functioning of fuel cells. Externally applied static electric fields in water are capable of …

Solvation and transport of excess protons in aqueous systems play a fundamental role in
acid-base chemistry and biochemical processes. We mapped ultrafast proton excursions …

Given the critical role of the aqueous excess proton in redox chemistry, determining its
structure and the mechanism of its transport in water are intense areas of experimental and …

Seemingly simple yet surprisingly difficult to probe, excess protons in water constitute
complex quantum objects with strong interactions with the extended and dynamically …

Novel B doped BiOCl nanocrystals (B-BiOCl) with exposed (001) facets were fabricated via
a facile solvothermal route. The characterization methods of XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, UV–vis …

Aqueous charge injection in forms of electrons, protons, lone pairs, ions, and molecular
dipoles by solvation is ubiquitously important to our health and life. Pursuing fine-resolution …