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 …

Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

Understanding structural dynamics of biomolecules at the single-molecule level is vital to
advancing our knowledge of molecular mechanisms. Currently, there are few techniques …

Water-based lubricants provide lubrication of rubbing surfaces in many technical, biological,
and physiological applications. The structure of hydrated ion layers adsorbed on solid …

Emergent functionalities of structural and topological defects in ferroelectric materials
underpin an extremely broad spectrum of applications ranging from domain wall electronics …

Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces Comprehensive textbook on the interdisciplinary field of
interface science, fully updated with new content on wetting, spectroscopy, and coatings …

In electrochemical devices, such as batteries, traditional electric double layer (EDL) theory
holds that cations in the cathode/electrolyte interface will be repelled during charging …

The optical, electronic, and mechanical properties of graphite, few-layer, and two-
dimensional (2D) materials have prompted a considerable number of applications …

The solid electrolyte interphase in rechargeable Li-ion batteries, its dynamics and,
significantly, its nanoscale structure and composition, hold clues to high-performing and safe …

The balance between hydration and Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) forces
at solid–liquid interfaces controls many processes, such as colloidal stability, wetting …