Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

The electric double layer governs the processes of all charged surfaces in aqueous
solutions; however, elucidating the structure of the water molecules is challenging for even …

Water capture mechanisms of zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-90 are revealed by
differentiating the water clustering and the center pore filling step, using vibrational sum …

Nonresonant second harmonic generation (SHG) phase and amplitude measurements
obtained from the silica–water interface at varying pH values and an ionic strength of 0.5 M …

Molecular interactions at interfaces have a significant effect on the wetting properties of
surfaces on a macroscale. Sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy, one of a few …

The second-order nonlinear susceptibility, χ (2), in the Stern layer and the total interfacial
potential drop, Φ (0) tot, across the oxide: water interface are estimated from SHG amplitude …

Two carbonate-terminated alkanethiol molecules having different positional isomers of a six-
membered cyclic carbonate group, 3-COC12SH and 2-COC12SH, were synthesized and …

Biofouling negatively impacts modern society on a daily basis, especially with regard to the
important industries of medicine, oil, and ship**. This manuscript describes the …

In the quest for new electrolytes on electrochemical energy storage devices, we present,
characterize and test a simple organic electrolyte based on cesium bis …

MicroRNA (miRNA) has emerged as a promising alternative therapeutic treatment for
cancer, but its delivery has been hindered by low cellular uptake and degradation during …