collaborators

7 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Roadmap on Advancements of the FHI-aims Software Package

Joseph W. Abbott, Carlos Mera Acosta, Alaa Akkoush +203

Electronic-structure theory is the foundation of the description of materials including multiscale modeling of their properties and functions. Obviously, without sufficient accurac…

physics.chem-ph2025

Breaking the Air-Water Paradigm: Ion Behavior at Hydrophobic Solid-Water Interfaces

Xavier R. Advincula, Kara D. Fong, Yongkang Wang +4

Hydrophobic solid-water interfaces underpin processes in nanofluidics, electrochemistry, and energy technologies. Microscopic insights into these systems are often inferred from ou…

physics.chem-ph2025

Wetting Transparency of Graphene: A macroscopic Window but Nanoscopic Mirror

Yongkang Wang, Yair Litman, Minhaeng Cho +2

Graphene supported on a substrate in contact with water underpins a wide range of processes and technologies, yet its wettability remains controversial. Understanding how substrate…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Explaining Principles of Tip-Enhanced Raman Images with Ab Initio Modeling

Krystof Brezina, Yair Litman, Mariana Rossi

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is a powerful method for imaging vibrational motion and chemically characterizing surface-bound systems. Theoretical simulations of TERS imag…

physics.chem-ph2025

Reevaluating Anomalous Electric Fields at the Air-Water Interface: A Surface-Specific Spectroscopic Survey

Joseph C. Shirley, Zi Xuan Ng, Kuo-Yang Chiang +4

The notion that large electric fields at the air-water interface catalyze spontaneous chemical reactions has sparked significant debate, with far reaching implications for atmosphe…

physics.chem-ph2025

How reactive is water at the nanoscale and how to control it?

Xavier R. Advincula, Yair Litman, Kara D. Fong +3

Nanoconfined water plays a key role in nanofluidics, electrochemistry, and catalysis, yet its reactivity remains a matter of debate. Prior studies have reported both enhanced and s…