Vibrational spectroscopy is an essential tool in chemical analyses, biological assays, and
studies of functional materials. Over the past decade, various coherent nonlinear vibrational …

Ion hydration is of pivotal importance for many fundamental processes. Various
spectroscopic methods are used to study the retardation of the hydration bond dynamics in …

Electrocatalysis is central to the production of renewable fuels and high-value commodity
chemicals. The electrolyte and the electrode together determine the catalytic properties of …

The solvation of ions changes the physical, chemical and thermodynamic properties of
water, and the microscopic origin of this behaviour is believed to be ion-induced …

Numerous linear and non-linear spectroscopic techniques have been developed to
elucidate structural and functional information of complex systems ranging from natural …

Terahertz (THz) technology has been widely utilized in fields of multiple disciplines because
of its unique properties such as broadband and directivity. With existing and emerging …

Nonlinear terahertz (THz) spectroscopy relies on the interaction of matter with few-cycle THz
pulses of electric field amplitudes up to megavolts/centimeter (MV/cm). In condensed-phase …

Two-dimensional spectroscopy is a powerful tool for extracting structural and dynamic
information from a wide range of chemical systems. We provide a brief overview of the ways …

The interaction between intramolecular and intermolecular degrees of freedom in liquid
water underlies fundamental chemical and physical phenomena such as energy dissipation …

Aqueous electrolytes in the super-concentrated regime, where water and ions are present in
a similar concentration, have recently drawn considerable interest for their potential …