Proteins are nature's primary building blocks for the construction of sophisticated molecular
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …

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

As a general-purpose force field for molecular simulations of layered materials and their fluid
interfaces, Clayff continues to see broad usage in atomistic computational modeling for …

Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

Clay minerals retain or adsorb metal ions in the Earth's critical zone. Rocks, sediments and
soils rich in clay minerals can concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) in ion adsorption-type …

The structure of the electrical double layer at the interface of planar electrodes and aqueous
solutions is investigated. Electrical impedance spectroscopy is used to measure the …

The balance between hydration and Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) forces
at solid–liquid interfaces controls many processes, such as colloidal stability, wetting …

Predicting nanoparticle aggregation and attachment phenomena requires a rigorous
understanding of the interplay among crystal structure, particle morphology, surface …

Classical electrical double layer (EDL) models are foundational to the representation of
atomistic structure and reactivity at charged interfaces. An important limitation to these …

Fine-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks play important roles in a variety of modern
energy technologies from petroleum geology to geological carbon sequestration and …