Water is a ubiquitous liquid substance in our world and has by all accounts striking
properties that set it aside from other liquids. A monumental collective set of volumes, edited …

The water exchange reaction between coordination shells around metal ions in aqueous
solution is a fundamental reaction in understanding the reactivity of these ions in chemical …

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries have been considered one of the promising
alternative energy-storage systems to lithium ion-batteries owing to their low cost and high …

The role of ionized groups in biological systems is determined by their affinity for water
[Biophys. J. 72 (1997) 65–76]. The tightly bound water associated with biologically important …

U, Np, and Pu LII, III-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectra were collected for
the UO22+, NpO2+, Np4+, and Pu3+ ions as a function of chloride concentration in aqueous …

Continuum electrostatics models for ions in water provide apparent long range electrostatic
explanations for the forces on ions. However the electro-chemical free energy of solvation of …

A detailed investigation of the hydration structure of Zn2+, Ni2+, and Co2+ in water solutions
has been carried out combining X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy and …

The availability of synchrotron radiation (SR) to the scientific community has literally
revolutionized the way X-ray science is done in many disciplines, including low temperature …

The products of aqueous Zn (II) sorption on high-surface-area alumina powders (Linde-A)
have been studied using XAFS spectroscopy as a function of Zn (II) sorption density (Γ= 0.2 …

We have presented a strategy for deriving ion− water van der Waals (vdW) parameters that
implicitly include the microscopic solvent molecular effects around the ion. The strategy can …