Advances in clayff molecular simulation of layered and nanoporous materials and their aqueous interfaces

RT Cygan, JA Greathouse… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Some opinions on MD-based vibrational spectroscopy of gas phase molecules and their assembly: An overview of what has been achieved and where to go

MP Gaigeot - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We hereby review molecular dynamics simulations for anharmonic gas phase spectroscopy
and provide some of our opinions of where the field is heading. With these new directions …

Probing interfacial water structure induced by charge reversal and hydrophobicity of silica surface in the presence of divalent heavy metal ions using sum frequency …

F Raji, CV Nguyen, NN Nguyen, TAH Nguyen… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Adsorption of divalent heavy metal ions (DHMIs) at the mineral–water interfaces
changes interfacial chemical species and charges, interfacial water structure, Stern (SL) …

Wetting of a dynamically patterned surface is a time-dependent matter

W Chen, O Kroutil, M Predota, S Pezzotti… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In nature and many technological applications, aqueous solutions are in contact with
patterned surfaces, which are dynamic over time scales spanning from ps to μs. For …

Predicting vibrational spectroscopy for flexible molecules and molecules with non‐idle environments

B Kirchner, J Blasius, L Esser… - Advanced Theory and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible molecules and non‐idle environments can present severe problems in the
prediction of vibrational spectra. This work focuses on infrared and vibrational circular …

Molecular features of hydration layers: Insights from simulation, microscopy, and spectroscopy

K Kim, S Choi, Z Zhang, L Bai, S Chung… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Water molecules are orderly when stacked on a material surface in a liquid or under ambient
conditions. Such a hydration layer plays a crucial role in various chemical and biological …

Sum rule comparison of narrowband and broadband sum frequency generation spectra and comparison with theory

K Niu, H Wang, RA Marcus - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Earlier sum frequency generation (SFG) experiments involve one infrared and one visible
laser, and a measurement of the intensity of the response, yielding data on the surface …

Molecular signature of an unexpected hydrophobization of silica surfaces in lead nitrate solutions as detected by sum frequency generation spectroscopy

F Raji, NN Nguyen, CV Nguyen… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Responsive silica surfaces empower their smart applications for catalysis, mass transfer,
and self-cleaning. Here, we reveal the molecular signature of an unexpected …

A molecular dynamics study of the nonlinear spectra and structure of charged (101) quartz/water interfaces

KS Smirnov - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The relationship between the nonlinear spectra and the structure of charged (101) α-
quartz/water interfaces was investigated by classical molecular dynamics simulations. The …

Deciphering the properties of nanoconfined aqueous solutions by vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy

B Das, S Ruiz-Barragan, D Marx - The journal of physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
When confined between walls at nanometer distances, water exhibits surprisingly different
properties with reference to bare interfacial water. Based on computer simulations, we …