Hydration matters: The interaction patterns of water and oxide crystals revealed (IMAGE)

Kanazawa University

Hydration matters: The interaction patterns of water and oxide crystals revealed

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Top. Atomic-scale structures of the (a) sapphire and (b) α-quartz surfaces in water. (green = OH groups and red and blue = oxide groups). Middle. Vertical cross-sections of hydration structures on the (c) sapphire and (d) α-quartz surfaces. Bottom. 1st hydration layers on the (e) sapphire and (f) α-quartz surfaces.

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