activity
20242026
collaborators

5 papers

physics.chem-ph2026

Liquid structure adjacent to solid surfaces follows the superposition principle

Qian Ai, Haiyi Wu, Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri +7

Liquid structure at solid-liquid interfaces is critical for many natural and engineered processes ranging from biological signal transduction to electrochemical energy conversion.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Coexistence of Two Types of Liquid Structures at Platinum-Water Interfaces

Yitong Li, Qian Ai, Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri +1

Platinum-water interfaces underpin many electrochemical energy conversion processes. However, despite decades of research, the real-space liquid structure of these interfaces remai…

physics.chem-ph2025

Correlative angstrom-scale microscopy and spectroscopy of graphite-water interfaces

Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri, Diana M. Arvelo, Fujia Zhao +6

Water at solid surfaces is key for many processes ranging from biological signal transduction to membrane separation and renewable energy conversion. However, under realistic condi…

physics.chem-ph2025

Towards Quantitative Interpretation of 3D Atomic Force Microscopy at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Qian Ai, Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri, Amir Farokh Payam +2

Three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) has been a powerful tool to probe the atomic-scale structure of solid-liquid interfaces. As a nanoprobe moves along the 3D volume…

physics.chem-ph2024

Bending, breaking, and reconnecting of the electrical double layers at heterogeneous electrodes

Qian Ai, Lalith Krishna Samanth Bonagiri, Kaustubh S. Panse +3

In electrochemical systems, the structure of electrical double layers (EDLs) near electrode surfaces is crucial for energy conversion and storage functions. While the electrodes in…