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The dynamics of low-energy proton collisions with hydrocarbon with hydrocarbon molecules are investigated using real-time time-dependent density functional theory. Through systematic variation of proton kinetic energy and impact site on the…
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The interaction strength of molecular hydrogen and water to carbon nanomaterials is relevant to, among many applications, hydrogen storage, water treatment, and water flow. However, accurate interaction energies for hydrogen and water with…
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A general energy dispersion relation is developed for metamaterials having the negative-refraction (NR) property. It is shown that absorption effects are involved with NR phenomena, and the conditions under which NR occurs are discussed.…
Ion distribution in aqueous electrolytes near the interface plays critical roles in electrochemical, biological and colloidal systems and is expected to be particularly significant inside nanoconfined regions. Electroneutrality of the total…
Based on combination of experimental measurements and first-principles calculations we report a novel carbon-based catalytic material and describe significant acceleration of the hydrogenation of magnesium at room temperature in presence of…
An {\it atomistic} approach allowing an accurate and efficient treatment of depolarizing energy and field in {\it any} low-dimensional ferroelectric structure is developed. Application of this approach demonstrates the limits of the widely…
The fundamental aspect of physics of ferroelectric materials is the screening of uncompensated bound charges by the dissociative adsorption of ionic charges from the environment. The adsorption of ions can be especially strong when the…
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