Crystal face dependent intrinsic wettability of metal oxide surfaces.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of intrinsic wettability at solid/liquid interfaces at the molecular level perspective is significant in understanding crucial progress in some fields, such as electrochemistry, molecular biology and earth science. It is generally believed that surface wettability is determined by the surface chemical component and surface topography. However, when taking molecular structures and interactions into consideration, many intriguing phenomena would enrich or even redress our understanding of surface wettability. From the perspective of interfacial water molecule structures, here, we discovered that the intrinsic wettability of crystal metal oxide is not only dependent on the chemical components but also critically dependent on the crystal faces. For example, the [Formula: see text] cr

SUBMITTER: Zhu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8288373 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature