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 …

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

Much of chemistry is concerned with the study of reactions and processes in solution, that is,
where liquids are used as solvents. 2, 3 The solvent is the (excess) liquid phase in which …

Safe and powerful energy storage devices are becoming increasingly important. Charging
times of seconds to minutes, with power densities exceeding those of batteries, can in …

Thoroughly researching liquid-solid contact electrification can significantly enhance our
understanding of liquid energy harvesting, chemical processes, and geological …

Understanding the structure and dynamics of water's constituent ions, proton and hydroxide,
has been a subject of numerous experimental and theoretical studies over the last century …

We present an overview of recent static and time-resolved vibrational spectroscopic studies
of liquid water from ambient conditions to the supercooled state, as well as of crystalline and …

Antifouling properties of materials play crucial roles in many important applications such as
biomedical implants, marine antifouling coatings, biosensing, and membranes for …

A sum-frequency spectroscopy scheme is developed that allows the measurement of
vibrational spectra of the interfacial molecular structure of charged water interfaces. The …

Ice-nucleating organisms play important roles in the environment. With their ability to induce
ice formation at temperatures just below the ice melting point, bacteria such as …