Room temperature bilayer water structures on a rutile TiO<sub>2</sub>(110) surface: hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Mengyang Qu, Gang Huang, Xinyi Liu, Xuechuan Nie, Chonghai Qi, Huabin Wang, Jun Hu, Haiping Fang, Yi Gao, Wei-Tao Liu, Joseph S. Francisco, Chunlei Wang
Abstract
An ordered water bilayer structure was identified on a rutile TiO 2 (110) surface at ambient temperature by combining VSFG experiments and MD simulations, which well explained the long-time controversy on the wetting behaviors of the TiO 2 surface.
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RutileBilayerChemical engineeringMaterials scienceSurface (topology)NanotechnologyChemistryMembraneGeometryMathematicsEngineeringBiochemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesIron oxide chemistry and applications