Structure, Properties, and Applications of Silica Nanoparticles: Recent Theoretical Modeling Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions

B McLean, I Yarovsky - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Silica nanoparticles (SNPs), one of the most widely researched materials in modern science,
are now commonly exploited in surface coatings, biomedicine, catalysis, and engineering of …

Wetting preference of silica surfaces in the context of underground hydrogen storage: A molecular dynamics perspective

MA Ghafari, M Ghasemi, V Niasar, M Babaei - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The growing interest in large-scale underground hydrogen (H2) storage (UHS) emphasizes
the need for a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental characteristics of …

Hydrogen bonding to the electron accepting group controls the absorption spectrum of a push–pull stilbene adsorbed on amorphous silica

D Vörös, F Proché, L González, S Mai - Communications Physics, 2024 - nature.com
The photophysical and photochemical properties of push–pull photoswitches, such as
stilbene derivatives, are very sensitive to their surroundings, allowing, eg, for the control of …

Accurate Force Field for Carbon Dioxide–Silica Interactions Based on Density Functional Theory

SM Godahewa, T Jayawardena… - The Journal of …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Fluid–silica interfaces are ubiquitous in chemistry, occurring in both natural geochemical
environments and practical applications ranging from separations to catalysis. Simulations …