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Comparison of the VDOS for water and OH groups extracted from INS measurements at incident energies of 250 and 600 meV (circles) with the VDOS extracted from AIMD simulations of the (110) surface of SnO2 (cassiterite). BH = wagging mode of bridging hydro

Integrated Molecular Simulations and Neutron Scattering Reveal the Energetics of Hydrogen Bonds at a Mineral Surface

April 5, 2016

Scientific Achievement Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) studies of water sorbed on tin oxide (SnO2, cassiterite) nanoparticle surfaces at low humidity and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations were independently analyzed to extract the vibrati

Multimodal analysis of a 500 nm thick phase separated thin-film of polystyrene/ poly-2-vinylpyridine on a silica substrate

Nanoscale Molecular Cartography of Materials

April 5, 2016

The advancement of a hybrid atomic force microscopy/mass spectrometry imaging platform demonstrating, for the first time, co-registered topographical, band excitation nanomechanical, and mass spectral imaging of a surface using a single instrument is repor

This research was featured on the back cover of the journal for the September 1, 2015, issue (issue 36)

Selective Crystallization of Sulfate-Water Clusters

April 5, 2016

An effective approach to sulfate separation from aqueous solutions was developed based on crystallization of sulfate-water clusters with a simple ligand self-assembled in situ from water-soluble subcomponents.

This research was featured on the back cover of the journal on April 7, 2015, (volume 54, issue 15)

Textural Engineering of Phenolic Polymers with a Robust Mesoporous Framework

April 5, 2016

A hypercrosslinked polymer was synthesized by a Friedel-Crafts alkylation of a phenolic resin with a robust mesoporous framework to avoid framework shrinkage and maximize retention of organic functional groups. ORNL researchers successfully developed a so

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Integrated Molecular Simulations and Neutron Scattering Reveal the Energetics of Hydrogen Bonds at a Mineral Surface

Nanoscale Molecular Cartography of Materials

Selective Crystallization of Sulfate-Water Clusters

Textural Engineering of Phenolic Polymers with a Robust Mesoporous Framework

Spatially Resolving the Coexistence of Photoexcitations in Complex Materials

Doping strengthens magnetism in an iron-based crystal

Single axis strain provides a new level of control over optical bandgap

Single axis strain provides a new level of control over optical bandgap

Alloy Engineering Cleans Up a New Class of Semiconductors

Dramatic Compositional Effects on Transport in Concentrated Solid Solution Alloys