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most citedA water structure indicator suitable for generic contexts: two-liquid behavior at hydration and nanoconfinement conditions and a molecular approach to hydrophobicity and wetting

15 citations · 17 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

Liquid water stability as network resilience

Nicolás A. Loubet, Gustavo A. Appignanesi

Liquid water is unusually stable, remaining liquid across a wide range of temperatures and even when confined to spaces only a few molecules wide. Yet it eventually fails in both s…

cond-mat.soft2026★ 2 cited

Wetting as an emergent property of water: reformulating Young equation on molecular grounds

Nicolas Loubet, Gustavo Appignanesi

Young equation provides a remarkably successful macroscopic description of wetting, yet its molecular origin (particularly for water) has remained elusive for over two centuries. H…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Micro/nanoscale spacers for enhanced thermophotovoltaic and thermionic energy conversion: a comprehensive review

Nicolas A Loubet, Katie Bezdjian, Esther Lopez +1

Thermionics and thermophotovoltaics are solid-state technologies that convert high-temperature heat into electricity by utilizing fundamental particles, electrons in thermionics an…

cond-mat.soft2024

The nature of water interactions and the molecular signatures of hydrophilicity

Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi

The peculiar structuring of liquid water stems from a fine-tuned molecular principle embodying the two different interaction demands of the water molecule: The formation of hydroge…

cond-mat.soft2024

Nanoscale Water Behavior and Its Impact on Adsorption: A case study with CNTs and Diclofenac

Patrick R. B. Côrtes, Nicolás A. Loubet, Cintia A. Menéndez +3

Water is a fundamental component of life, playing a critical role in regulating metabolic processes and facilitating the dissolution and transport of essential molecules. However,…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 15 cited

A water structure indicator suitable for generic contexts: two-liquid behavior at hydration and nanoconfinement conditions and a molecular approach to hydrophobicity and wetting

Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi

In a recent work we have briefly introduced a new structural index for water that, unlike previous indicators, was devised specifically for generic contexts beyond bulk conditions,…

cond-mat.soft2023

A structural determinant of the behavior of water at hydration and nanoconfinement conditions

Nicolás A. Loubet, Alejandro R. Verde, Gustavo A. Appignanesi

Liquid water is reluctant to lose hydrogen-bond coordination. Here we reveal that it also demands contraction and reorientation of the second molecular shell to compensate for coor…