2. BACKGROUND 2.1. Aqueous Reverse Micelles The unique properties of water including
its polarity and highly structured hydrogen bond network have led to the widespread use of …

The properties of water depend on its extended hydrogen bond network and the continual
picosecond–time scale structural evolution of the network. Water molecules in confined …

The dynamics of water surrounding a solute is of fundamental importance in chemistry and
biology. The properties of water molecules near the surface of a bio-molecule have been the …

A core/shell model has often been used to describe water confined to the interior of reverse
micelles. The validity of this model for water encapsulated in AOT/isooctane reverse micelles …

Hydrogen bond dynamics of water in NaBr solutions are studied by using ultrafast 2D IR
vibrational echo spectroscopy and polarization-selective IR pump–probe experiments. The …

Ultrafast two dimensional infrared (2D-IR) vibrational echo spectroscopy has emerged as a
powerful method for the study of molecular dynamics under thermal equilibrium conditions …

The dynamics of water confined in two different types of reverse micelles are studied using
ultrafast infrared pump− probe spectroscopy of the hydroxyl OD stretch of HOD in H2O …

The properties of confined water and diffusive proton-transfer kinetics in the nanoscopic
water channels of Nafion fuel cell membranes at various hydration levels are compared to …

The dynamics of water in Aerosol-OT reverse micelles are investigated with ultrafast infrared
spectroscopy of the hydroxyl stretch. In large reverse micelles, the dynamics of water are …

Compared with other molecular liquids, water is highly structured because of its ability to
form up to four hydrogen bonds, resulting in a tetrahedral network of molecules. However …