Anomalies of water nanobubbles and nanodroplets: molecular undercoordination

2015/02/21 by Chang Q. Sun, Sun, Chang Q.
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Catalytic Processes in Materials Science #FOS: Physical sciences #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1502.06087

openalex publication_date 2015/02/21 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Molecular undercoordination shortens and stiffens the H-O bond but lengthens and softens the O:H nonbond simultaneously associated with O 1s energy entrapment and nonbonding electron dual polarization, which dictates behavior of water and ice dominated by undercoordinated molecules, such as droplets, bubbles, defects, skins, etc.

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