The ubiquity of aqueous solutions in contact with charged surfaces and the realization that
the molecular-level details of water–surface interactions often determine interfacial functions …

The interfaces of neat water and aqueous solutions play a prominent role in many
technological processes and in the environment. Examples of aqueous interfaces are …

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), as a new energy conversion device in self-powered
sensing devices, have been used at extreme environmental conditions, which poses great …

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

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 …

Nature takes advantage of the pervasive presence of water to control many enzymatic
reactions by utilizing the unique properties of water, which in turn help regulating reaction …

Researchers around the world have observed the formation of molecularly ordered
structures of unknown origin on the surface of titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysts …

Understanding water/solid interactions is of great importance in a variety of fundamental and
technological processes, such as photocatalytic water splitting, heterogeneous catalysis …

Establishing a general model of heterogeneous ice nucleation has long been challenging
because of the surface water structures found on different substrates. Identifying common …

The ambient-pressure endstation and branchline of the Versatile Soft X-ray (VerSoX)
beamline B07 at Diamond Light Source serves a very diverse user community studying …