Mineral–water interfacial structures revealed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

P Fenter, NC Sturchio - Progress in Surface Science, 2004 - Elsevier
Chemical reactions occurring at the mineral–water interface are controlled by an interfacial
layer, nanometers thick, whose properties may deviate from those of the respective bulk …

Assessment of the reactivity and hydration of Portland cement clinker phases from atomistic simulation: A critical review

J Claverie, Q Wang, S Kamali-Bernard… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, atomistic simulations were increasingly employed to describe
cementitious materials properties. As a complement to experimental measurements, they …

Moisture effect on nanostructure and adhesion energy of asphalt on aggregate surface: A molecular dynamics study

W Sun, H Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims at investigating the moisture effect on nanostructure and adhesive energy of
asphalt-aggregate interface in asphalt mixture at atomistic scale. Molecular Dynamics (MD) …

Free energy of adsorption of water and metal ions on the {1014} calcite surface

S Kerisit, SC Parker - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 - ACS Publications
We calculated the free energy profiles of water and three metal ions (magnesium, calcium,
and strontium) adsorbing on the {101̄4} calcite surface in aqueous solution. The approach …

Derivation of an accurate force-field for simulating the growth of calcium carbonate from aqueous solution: A new model for the calcite− water interface

P Raiteri, JD Gale, D Quigley… - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The performance of existing force-field models for the calcium carbonate-water system has
been critically assessed with particular reference to the thermodynamic consequences. It is …

Isotopic fractionations associated with phosphoric acid digestion of carbonate minerals: Insights from first-principles theoretical modeling and clumped isotope …

W Guo, JL Mosenfelder, WA Goddard III… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Phosphoric acid digestion has been used for oxygen-and carbon-isotope analysis of
carbonate minerals since 1950, and was recently established as a method for carbonate …

Is the calcite–water interface understood? Direct comparisons of molecular dynamics simulations with specular X-ray reflectivity data

P Fenter, S Kerisit, P Raiteri… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
New insights into the understanding of calcite–water interface structure are obtained through
direct comparisons of multiple classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with high …

[PDF][PDF] The surface chemistry of divalent metal carbonate minerals; a critical assessment of surface charge and potential data using the charge distribution multi-site ion …

M Wolthers, L Charlet, P Van Cappellen - American journal of science, 2008 - ajsonline.org
The Charge Distribution MUltiSite Ion Complexation or CD--MUSIC modeling approach is
used to describe the chemical structure of carbonate mineral-aqueous solution interfaces …

Anisotropic surface properties of calcite: A consideration of surface broken bonds

Z Gao, C Li, W Sun, Y Hu - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The anisotropic physicochemical properties of calcite, including cleavage nature, surface
(free) energy, surface relaxation degree, wettability and adsorption behaviour, were revisited …

An atomistic building block description of CSH-Towards a realistic CSH model

AK Mohamed, SC Parker, P Bowen… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the atomistic structure of Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH), the main product of
cement hydration, is of paramount importance to better formulate sustainable cement. The …