Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …
Vibrational spectroscopy by means of first‐principles molecular dynamics simulations
Vibrational spectroscopy is one of the most important experimental techniques for the
characterization of molecules and materials. Spectroscopic signatures retrieved in …
characterization of molecules and materials. Spectroscopic signatures retrieved in …
Liquid–liquid phase separation? Ask the water!
S Pezzotti, B König, S Ramos… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water is more than an inert spectator during liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), the
reversible compartmentalization of protein solutions into a protein-rich and a dilute phase …
reversible compartmentalization of protein solutions into a protein-rich and a dilute phase …
Water–air interfaces as environments to address the water paradox in prebiotic chemistry: a physical chemistry perspective
The asymmetric water–air interface provides a dynamic aqueous environment with
properties that are often very different than bulk aqueous or gaseous phases and promotes …
properties that are often very different than bulk aqueous or gaseous phases and promotes …
Spectroscopic fingerprints of cavity formation and solute insertion as a measure of hydration entropic loss and enthalpic gain
Hydration free energies are dictated by a subtle balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic
interactions. We present here a spectroscopic approach, which gives direct access to the …
interactions. We present here a spectroscopic approach, which gives direct access to the …
The dielectric function profile across the water interface through surface-specific vibrational spectroscopy and simulations
The dielectric properties of interfacial water on subnanometer length scales govern chemical
reactions, carrier transfer, and ion transport at interfaces. Yet, the nature of the interfacial …
reactions, carrier transfer, and ion transport at interfaces. Yet, the nature of the interfacial …
Direct probe of electrochemical pseudocapacitive pH jump at a graphene electrode
Molecular‐level insight into interfacial water at a buried electrode interface is essential in
electrochemistry, but spectroscopic probing of the interface remains challenging. Here …
electrochemistry, but spectroscopic probing of the interface remains challenging. Here …
Adsorption at nanoconfined solid–water interfaces
AG Ilgen, K Leung, LJ Criscenti… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Reactions at solid–water interfaces play a foundational role in water treatment systems,
catalysis, and chemical separations, and in predicting chemical fate and transport in the …
catalysis, and chemical separations, and in predicting chemical fate and transport in the …
Origin of the Hydrophobic Behaviour of Hydrophilic CeO2
The nature of the hydrophobicity found in rare‐earth oxides is intriguing. The CeO2 (100)
surface, despite its strongly hydrophilic nature, exhibits hydrophobic behaviour when …
surface, despite its strongly hydrophilic nature, exhibits hydrophobic behaviour when …
Chemistry at Oxide/Water Interfaces: The Role of Interfacial Water
M Bin Jassar, Q Yao, F Siro Brigiano… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Oxide–water interfaces host many chemical reactions in nature and industry. There, reaction
free energies markedly differ from those of the bulk. While we can experimentally and …
free energies markedly differ from those of the bulk. While we can experimentally and …