Microscopic Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water at Fluorinated vs Nonfluorinated Surfaces -- Insights from Ab-Initio Simulations and IR Spectroscopy

Maximilian R. Becker, Ruben Cruz, Kenichi Ataka +2

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of synthetic chemical compounds widely used as coatings to lower surface energies. Yet the microscopic mechanisms of their weak inte…