The interfaces of neat water and aqueous solutions play a prominent role in many
technological processes and in the environment. Examples of aqueous interfaces are …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) is not only a tool to image the topography of solid
surfaces at high resolution. It can also be used to measure force-versus-distance curves …

Oil leakage is a global environmental issue and happens frequently, resulting in a waste of
oil resources and even threatening the safety of marine creatures and humans. Because of …

The dielectric constant ε of interfacial water has been predicted to be smaller than that of
bulk water (ε≈ 80) because the rotational freedom of water dipoles is expected to decrease …

The increasing importance of studies on soft matter and their impact on new technologies,
including those associated with nanotechnology, has brought intermolecular and surface …

Water is perhaps the most important and most pervasive chemical on our planet. The
influence of water permeates virtually all areas of biochemical, chemical and physical …

A new soil water retention curve (SWRC) equation, generalized from previous models and
the latest understanding of soil-water interaction, explicitly accounts for capillary and …

Heterogeneous chemical reactions at vapor/solid interfaces play an important role in many
processes in the environment and technology. Ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron …

The dynamic nature of the first water adlayers on solid surfaces at room temperature has
made the direct detection of their microscopic structure challenging. We used graphene as …

The formation and growth of water-ice layers on surfaces and of low-dimensional ice under
confinement are frequent occurrences 1, 2, 3, 4. This is exemplified by the extensive …