Abstract Commercial TiO 2 (P25), alone or in the presence of graphite oxide (GO), was
exposed to ultrasound treatment (US) with the objective to modify the surface of …

Understanding the behavior of water molecules at solid–liquid interfaces is crucial for
various applications such as photocatalytic water splitting, a key technology for sustainable …

Understanding the interface of plasmonic nanostructures is essential for improving the
performance of photocatalysts. Surface defects in semiconductors modify the dynamics of …

In many potential applications, nanoparticles are typically in an aqueous medium. This has
strong influence on the stability, optical properties and reactivity, in particular for their …

Silver iodide (AgI) is an efficient ice-nucleating material. This has been related to the close
lattice match to hexagonal ice, which helps to nucleate ice crystals on its surface under …

The detection of toxic insecticides is a major scientific and technological challenge. In this
regard, imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid that is a systemic insecticide that can accumulate in …

Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is an oxidizer and major component for any solid composite
propellant. The handling and processing of AP powder plays an important role in the …

Heterogeneous ice nucleation is a ubiquitous process in the natural and built environment.
Deposition ice nucleation, ie heterogeneous ice nucleation that–according to the traditional …

Resorcinol and orcinol are simple members of the family of phenolic compounds present in
particulate matter in the atmosphere; they are amphiphilic in nature and thus surface active …

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on the TiO 2 surface at the solid–liquid interface was
observed in real-time and operando using fluorescence-yield X-ray absorption spectroscopy …