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Cassone G, Martelli F. Electrofreezing of liquid water at ambient conditions. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1856. [PMID: 38424051 PMCID: PMC10904787 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46131-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Water is routinely exposed to external electric fields. Whether, for example, at physiological conditions, in contact with biological systems, or at the interface of polar surfaces in countless technological settings, water responds to fields on the order of a few V Å-1 in a manner that is under intense investigation. Dating back to the 19th century, the possibility of solidifying water upon applying electric fields - a process known as electrofreezing - is an alluring promise that has canalized major efforts since, with uncertain outcomes. Here, we perform long (up to 500 ps per field strength) ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of water at ambient conditions under external electric fields. We show that fields of 0.10 - 0.15 V Å-1 induce electrofreezing to a ferroelectric amorphous phase which we term f-GW (ferroelectric glassy water). The transition occurs after ~ 150 ps for a field of 0.15 V Å-1 and after ~ 200 ps for a field of 0.10 V Å-1 and is signaled by a structural and dynamic arrest and the suppression of the fluctuations of the hydrogen bond network. Our work reports evidence of electrofreezing of bulk liquid water at ambient conditions and therefore impacts several fields, from fundamental chemical physics to biology and catalysis.
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- Giuseppe Cassone
- Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, National Research Council, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 37, Messina, 98158, Italy.
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- IBM Research Europe, Keckwik Lane, Daresbury, WA4 4AD, UK.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Karna NK, Wohlert J, Hjorth A, Theliander H. Capillary forces exerted by a water bridge on cellulose nanocrystals: the effect of an external electric field. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6326-6332. [PMID: 36779301 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05563e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Capillary forces play an important role during the dewatering and drying of nanocellulosic materials. Traditional moisture removal techniques, such as heating, have been proved to be deterimental to the properties of these materials and hence, there is a need to develop novel dewatering techniques without affecting the desired properties of materials. It is, therefore, important to explore novel methods for dewatering these high-added-value materials without negatively influencing their properties. In this context, we explore the effect of electric field on the capillary forces developed by a liquid-water bridge between two cellulosic surfaces, which may be formed during the water removal process following its displacement from the interfibrillar spaces. All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to study the influence of an externally applied electric field on the capillary force exerted by a water bridge. Our results suggest that the equilibrium contact angle of water and the capillary force exerted by the water bridge between two nanocellulosic surfaces depend on the magnitude and direction of the externally applied electric fields. Hence, an external electric field can be applied to manipulate the capillary forces between two particles. The close agreement between the capillary forces measured through MD simulations and those calculated through classical equations indicates that, within the range of the electric field applied in this study, Young-Laplace equations can be safely employed to predict the capillary forces between two particles. The present study provides insights into the use of electric fields for drying of nanocellulosic materials.
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- Nabin Kumar Karna
- Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmersplatsen-4, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, The Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wallenberg Wood Science Center, The Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden.,KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmersplatsen-4, Sweden. .,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, The Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmersplatsen-4, Sweden.
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Perez FP, Bandeira JP, Perez Chumbiauca CN, Lahiri DK, Morisaki J, Rizkalla M. Multidimensional insights into the repeated electromagnetic field stimulation and biosystems interaction in aging and age-related diseases. J Biomed Sci 2022; 29:39. [PMID: 35698225 PMCID: PMC9190166 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-022-00825-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
We provide a multidimensional sequence of events that describe the electromagnetic field (EMF) stimulation and biological system interaction. We describe this process from the quantum to the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. We hypothesized that the sequence of events of these interactions starts with the oscillatory effect of the repeated electromagnetic stimulation (REMFS). These oscillations affect the interfacial water of an RNA causing changes at the quantum and molecular levels that release protons by quantum tunneling. Then protonation of RNA produces conformational changes that allow it to bind and activate Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 (HSF1). Activated HSF1 binds to the DNA expressing chaperones that help regulate autophagy and degradation of abnormal proteins. This action helps to prevent and treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease (PD) by increasing clearance of pathologic proteins. This framework is based on multiple mathematical models, computer simulations, biophysical experiments, and cellular and animal studies. Results of the literature review and our research point towards the capacity of REMFS to manipulate various networks altered in aging (Reale et al. PloS one 9, e104973, 2014), including delay of cellular senescence (Perez et al. 2008, Exp Gerontol 43, 307-316) and reduction in levels of amyloid-β peptides (Aβ) (Perez et al. 2021, Sci Rep 11, 621). Results of these experiments using REMFS at low frequencies can be applied to the treatment of patients with age-related diseases. The use of EMF as a non-invasive therapeutic modality for Alzheimer’s disease, specifically, holds promise. It is also necessary to consider the complicated and interconnected genetic and epigenetic effects of the REMFS-biological system’s interaction while avoiding any possible adverse effects.
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- Felipe P Perez
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. .,Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Neuroscience Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.,Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Electric Field Effects on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Perspectives and Outlook. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15041553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The grand challenges in renewable energy lie in our ability to comprehend efficient energy conversion systems, together with dealing with the problem of intermittency via scalable energy storage systems. Relatively little progress has been made on this at grid scale and two overriding challenges still need to be addressed: (i) limiting damage to the environment and (ii) the question of environmentally friendly energy conversion. The present review focuses on a novel route for producing hydrogen, the ultimate clean fuel, from the Sun, and renewable energy source. Hydrogen can be produced by light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, but it is very inefficient; rather, we focus here on how electric fields can be applied to metal oxide/water systems in tailoring the interplay with their intrinsic electric fields, and in how this can alter and boost PEC activity, drawing both on experiment and non-equilibrium molecular simulation.
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Marracino P, Caramazza L, Montagna M, Ghahri R, D'Abramo M, Liberti M, Apollonio F. Electric-driven membrane poration: A rationale for water role in the kinetics of pore formation. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 143:107987. [PMID: 34794113 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Electroporation is a well-established technique used to stimulate cells, enhancing membrane permeability by inducing reversible membrane pores. In the absence of experimental observation of the dynamics of pore creation, molecular dynamics studies provide the molecular-level evidence that the electric field promotes pore formation. Although single steps in the pore formation process are well assessed, a kinetic model representing the mathematical description of the electroporation process, is lacking. In the present work we studied the basis of the pore formation process, providing a rationale for the definition of a first-order kinetic scheme. Here, authors propose a three-state kinetic model for the process based on the assessed mechanism of water defects intruding at the water/lipid interface, when applying electric field intensities at the edge of the linear regime. The methodology proposed is based on the use of two robust biophysical quantities analyzed for the water molecules intruding at the water/lipid interface: (i) number of hydrogen bonds; (ii) number of contacts. The final model, sustained by a robust statistical sampling, provides kinetic constants for the transitions from the intact bilayer state to the hydrophobic pore state.
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- Paolo Marracino
- Rise Technology S.r.l., L.re Paolo Toscanelli 170, 00121 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Department of Chemistry, Sapienza Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Kühne TD, Iannuzzi M, Del Ben M, Rybkin VV, Seewald P, Stein F, Laino T, Khaliullin RZ, Schütt O, Schiffmann F, Golze D, Wilhelm J, Chulkov S, Bani-Hashemian MH, Weber V, Borštnik U, Taillefumier M, Jakobovits AS, Lazzaro A, Pabst H, Müller T, Schade R, Guidon M, Andermatt S, Holmberg N, Schenter GK, Hehn A, Bussy A, Belleflamme F, Tabacchi G, Glöß A, Lass M, Bethune I, Mundy CJ, Plessl C, Watkins M, VandeVondele J, Krack M, Hutter J. CP2K: An electronic structure and molecular dynamics software package - Quickstep: Efficient and accurate electronic structure calculations. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:194103. [PMID: 33687235 DOI: 10.1063/5.0007045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 832] [Impact Index Per Article: 208.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
CP2K is an open source electronic structure and molecular dynamics software package to perform atomistic simulations of solid-state, liquid, molecular, and biological systems. It is especially aimed at massively parallel and linear-scaling electronic structure methods and state-of-the-art ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Excellent performance for electronic structure calculations is achieved using novel algorithms implemented for modern high-performance computing systems. This review revisits the main capabilities of CP2K to perform efficient and accurate electronic structure simulations. The emphasis is put on density functional theory and multiple post-Hartree-Fock methods using the Gaussian and plane wave approach and its augmented all-electron extension.
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- Thomas D Kühne
- Dynamics of Condensed Matter and Center for Sustainable Systems Design, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Paderborn University, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, CH-801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Otakaari 1, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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- IBM Research Europe, CH-8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- Intel Extreme Computing, Software and Systems, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science and Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing, Paderborn University, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Integrated Systems Laboratory, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Physical Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria and INSTM, via Valleggio 9, I-22100 Como, Italy
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- BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, D-67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science and Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing, Paderborn University, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Hartree Centre, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
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- Physical Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing, Paderborn University, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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- Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Scientific Computing and Modelling, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Elgabarty H, Kampfrath T, Bonthuis DJ, Balos V, Kaliannan NK, Loche P, Netz RR, Wolf M, Kühne TD, Sajadi M. Energy transfer within the hydrogen bonding network of water following resonant terahertz excitation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaay7074. [PMID: 32494631 PMCID: PMC7182424 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay7074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Energy dissipation in water is very fast and more efficient than in many other liquids. This behavior is commonly attributed to the intermolecular interactions associated with hydrogen bonding. Here, we investigate the dynamic energy flow in the hydrogen bond network of liquid water by a pump-probe experiment. We resonantly excite intermolecular degrees of freedom with ultrashort single-cycle terahertz pulses and monitor its Raman response. By using ultrathin sample cell windows, a background-free bipolar signal whose tail relaxes monoexponentially is obtained. The relaxation is attributed to the molecular translational motions, using complementary experiments, force field, and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. They reveal an initial coupling of the terahertz electric field to the molecular rotational degrees of freedom whose energy is rapidly transferred, within the excitation pulse duration, to the restricted translational motion of neighboring molecules. This rapid energy transfer may be rationalized by the strong anharmonicity of the intermolecular interactions.
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- Hossam Elgabarty
- Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
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Elgabarty H, Kühne TD. Tumbling with a limp: local asymmetry in water's hydrogen bond network and its consequences. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10397-10411. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06960g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of ambient liquid water and energy decomposition analysis have recently shown that water molecules exhibit significant asymmetry between the strengths of the two donor and/or the two acceptor interactions.
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- Hossam Elgabarty
- Dynamics of Condensed Matter and Center for Sustainable Systems Design
- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry
- University of Paderborn
- Paderborn
- Germany
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- Dynamics of Condensed Matter and Center for Sustainable Systems Design
- Chair of Theoretical Chemistry
- University of Paderborn
- Paderborn
- Germany
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