Progress in the applications of atomic force microscope (AFM) for mineralogical research

Q Liu, Y Fu, Z Qin, Y Wang, S Zhang, M Ran - Micron, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral surface properties and mineral-aqueous interfacial reactions are essential factors
affecting the geochemical cycle, related environmental impacts, and bioavailability of …

Molecular insights into nuclear-magnetic-resonance properties of NaCl solution confined within calcite nanopores

Y Wang, JI Amaro-Estrada, C Torres-Verdín - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation time is an important petrophysical property
probing fluid dynamics within pores and providing valuable information to understand solid …

Water orientation at the calcite-water interface

H Söngen, SJ Schlegel… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mineral-water interfaces play an important role in many natural as well as technological
fields. Fundamental properties of these interfaces are governed by the presence of the …

Molecular dynamics simulation on asphalt-limestone interfaces considering unconstraint surfaces and individual colloid components

Y Tang, Z Fu, F Ma, Y Hou, P Zhao - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, interactions of asphalt-limestone interfaces are
investigated inaccurately because applying of constraint aggregate surfaces simplify some …

Crystallization via nonclassical pathways: Nanoscale imaging of mineral surfaces

CV Putnis, L Wang, E Ruiz-Agudo… - … Pathways Volume 2 …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advancement in analytical imaging techniques, including atomic force microscopy and
scanning and transmission electron microscopies, has allowed us to observe processes …

Molecular Resolution Imaging of Adsorption of Dodecane on a Lignite Surface by Frequency Modulation AFM

S Wu, Y He, J Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
The consumption of dodecane, a critical flotation collector, in the flotation of low-rank coal is
particularly high; however, the adsorption mechanism of dodecane on coal still remains …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular assemblies on surfaces: towards physical and electronic decoupling of organic molecules

S Maier, M Stöhr - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2021 - beilstein-journals.org
Over the past two decades, organic molecules adsorbed on atomically defined metal
surfaces have been intensively studied to obtain an in-depth understanding of their self …

Topographic analysis of calcite (104) cleavage surface dissolution in ethanol–water solutions

S Ye, P Feng, J Liu - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interaction of organic molecules with calcite surfaces plays a key role in many
geochemical, industrial and biomineralization processes, and exploring the influences of …

Quantification of magnetic resonance relaxation of fluids in tight rocks via molecular dynamics simulations

Y Wang - 2023 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements are widely used to quantify storage and
fluid-transport properties of rocks and their saturating fluids, including porosity, pore-size …