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Magnesium alloys have become increasingly important for various potential industrial applications, especially in energy storage, due to their outstanding properties. However, a clear under-standing of the dissolution mechanism of magnesium…
The hydration of magnesium oxide (MgO) to magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)$_2$) is a fundamental solid-surface chemical reaction with significant implications for materials science. Yet its molecular-level mechanism from water adsorption to…
The electrochemical corrosion rate of Magnesium (Mg) and Mg alloys depends on the stability of the formed surface layer. Based on the Mg substrate, the oxide structure comprises a dense MgO/Mg(OH)2 mixture underneath a porous plate-like…
The physicochemical characterization of trivalent ions is limited due to a lack of accurate force fields. By leveraging the latest machine learning force field to model aqueous $\text{AlCl}_{3}$, we discover that upon dissolution of…
Multi-valent (MV) battery architectures based on pairing a Mg metal anode with a high-voltage ($\sim$ 3 V) intercalation cathode offer a realistic design pathway toward significantly surpassing the energy storage performance of traditional…
The wear resistance of magnesium and its alloys is very poor due to their inherent low hardness and poor tribological properties. Improving the wear resistance of magnesium and its alloys plays a significant role in expanding their…
Manganese dissolution during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been a persistent challenge that impedes the practical implementation of Mn-based electrocatalysts including the LiMn$_x$O$_4$ system in aqueous alkaline electrolyte. The…
Using a theory of polarizable fluids, we extend a variational treatment of an excess electron to the many-electron case corresponding to finite metal concentrations in metal-ammonia solutions (MAS). We evaluate dielectric, optical, and…
Magnesium and its alloys are being considered for biodegradable biomaterials. However, high and uncontrollable corrosion rates have limited the use of magnesium and its alloys in biological environments. In this research, high purified…
The observation of metallic ground states in a variety of two-dimensional electronic systems poses a fundamental challenge for the theory of electron fluids. Here, we analyze evidence for the existence of a regime, which we call the…
Light-driven plasmonic enhancement of chemical reactions on metal catalysts is a promising strategy to achieve highly selective and efficient chemical transformations. The study of plasmonic catalyst materials has traditionally focused on…
Mg-based alloys are industrially used for structural applications, both as solid solutions alloys and as composites containing intermetallic compounds. However, a further development in terms of mechanical properties requires the…
The key kinetic barrier to dolomite formation is related to the surface Mg2+-H2O complex, which hinders binding of surface Mg2+ ions to the CO3 2- ions in solution. It has been proposed that this reaction can be catalyzed by dissolved…
This study investigates the lithium conversion behavior of a hydrogen storage material based on vanadium oxide added magnesium hydride. To understand the chemical interaction between vanadium oxide and magnesium hydride, detailed X ray…
Magnesium and its alloys are intriguing as possible biodegradable biomaterials due to their unique combination of biodegradability and high specific mechanical properties. However, uncontrolled biodegradation of magnesium during…
The diffusivity of water in aqueous cesium iodide solutions is larger than that in neat liquid water, and vice versa for sodium chloride solutions. Such peculiar ion-specific behavior, called anomalous diffusion, is not reproduced in…
Understanding the hydration and diffusion of ions in water at the molecular level is a topic of widespread importance. The ammonium ion (NH$_4^+$) is an exemplar system that has received attention for decades because of its complex…
Anomalous high-harmonic generation (HHG) arises in certain solids when irradiated by an intense laser field, as the result of a nonlinear perpendicular current akin to a Hall current. Here, we theoretically characterize the anomalous HHG…
The alkali metal ions in aqueous electrolyte solutions have strong influence on the surrounding network structure of water formed through hydrogen bonds. The extent of ionic perturbation to the structure of water depends on the nature of…
Applying semi-analytical models of nonideal plasma, we evaluate the behavior of the metallic phase in metal-ammonia solutions (MAS). This behavior is mainly controlled by the degenerate electron gas, which remains stable down to 5 MPM due…