Ke Yuan R&D Research Associate Contact yuank@ornl.gov | 865.576.7003 All Publications Variations in proton transfer pathways and energetics on pristine and defect-rich quartz surfaces in water: Insights into the... Reaction Layer Formation on MgO in the Presence of Humidity Armoring of MgO by a Passivation Layer Impedes Direct Air Capture of CO2 Assessing an aqueous flow cell designed for in situ crystal growth under X-ray nanotomography and effects of radiolysis products In Situ Observations of Barium Sulfate Nucleation in Nanopores... Numerical Study of Mineral Nucleation and Growth on a Substrate... Pentavalent Uranium Enriched Mineral Surface under Electrochemically Controlled Reducing Environments... Solution and Interface Structure and Dynamics in Geochemistry: Gateway to Link Elementary Processes to Mineral Nucleation and Growth Studies of Mineral Nucleation and Growth Across Multiple Scales: Review of the Current State of Research Using the Example of... Replacement of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs by Cerussite... Opposing Effects of Impurity Ion Sr2+ on the Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth of Barite (BaSO4)... Density Functional Tight-Binding Simulations Reveal the Presence of Surface Defects on the Quartz (101)–Water Interface... Key Links ORCID Google Scholar Organizations Physical Sciences Directorate Chemical Sciences Division Chemical Transformations Section Geochemistry and Interfacial Science Group