Lithium-ion batteries, simply known as lithium batteries, are distinct among high energy
density charge-storage devices. The power delivery of batteries depends upon the …

Second harmonic generation (SHG) and sum frequency spectroscopy (SFS) have provided
unique opportunities to probe surfaces and interfaces. They have found broad applications …

Most electrochemical reactions require delivery of protons, often from water, to surface-
adsorbed species. However, water also acts as a competitor to many such processes by …

Surfactant flooding has been widely employed to recover the residual oil in the oilfields.
Among the various oil-displacing chemicals, olefin sulfonate isomers have been identified …

We exploit gas-phase cluster ion techniques to provide insight into the local interactions
underlying divalent metal ion-driven changes in the spectra of carboxylic acids at the air …

Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (SEIRAS) is a powerful tool for
studying a wide range of surface and electrochemical phenomena. For most electrochemical …

Abstract Infrared (IR)-visible (Vis) sum frequency generation (SFG) is a second-order
nonlinear optical process which is forbidden in centrosymmetric bulk media or isotropic …

Ion adsorption and transfer at charged interfaces play key roles in various industrial and
environmental processes. Molecular scale details of ion–ion, ion–water, and ion–surface …

There is significant interest in the development of antimicrobial compounds to overcome the
increasing bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics. Studies have shown that naturally …

Developing better separation technologies for rare earth metals, an important aspect of a
sustainable materials economy, is challenging due to their chemical similarities. Identifying …