2024/12/23 by Zhijie Li, Li, Zhijie, Xi Kong +18 · 2 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation #Computational Physics and Python Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.17636
openalex publication_date 2024/12/23 · openalex created_date 2024/12/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Water exhibits complex behaviors as a result of hydrogen bonding, and low-dimensional confined water plays a key role in material science, geology, and biology science. Conventional techniques like STM, TEM, and AFM enable atomic-scale observations but face limitations under ambient conditions and surface topographies. NV center magnetic resonance technology provides an opportunity to overcome these limitations, offering non-contact atomic-scale measurements with chemical resolution capability. In this study, a nanoscale layer dissection method was developed utilizing NV center technology to analyze water layers with diverse physicochemical properties. It unveiled the presence of a non-evaporating sub-nanometer water layer on a diamond surface under ambient conditions. This layer demonstrated impervious to atmospheric water vapor and exhibited unique electronic transport mediated via hydrogen bonding. These findings provide new perspectives and a platform for studying the structure and behavior of low-dimensional water, as well as the surface properties influenced by adsorbed water under native conditions.