3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Enabling temperature controlled in-situ vapor dosing for lab source X-ray reflectivity measurements
Erin E. Dunphy, Mara A. Fischer, Sasha R. Neefe +4
X-ray Reflectivity (XRR) is a valuable technique for probing buried interfaces in complex systems relevant to thin-film, membrane, and battery applications, among others. However,…
cond-mat.soft2025
Local ion environment in polyamide membranes revealed by molecular dynamics
Nathanael S. Schwindt, Anthony P. Straub, Michael F. Toney +1
In reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes, the polymer structure and interactions with solvent and solutes dictate the permeability and selectivity. However, these…
cond-mat.mes-hall2025
Molecular details and free energy barriers of ion de-coordination at elevated salinity and pressure and their consequences for membrane separations
Nathanael S. Schwindt, Razi Epsztein, Anthony P. Straub +2
Ion dehydration has been hypothesized to strongly influence separation performance in membrane systems and ion transport in nanoscale channels. However, the molecular details of io…