Researchers investigated how stable nanoparticle suspensions form using facet engineering on hematite nanoparticles, demonstrating that controlling the faceting of nanoparticles can effectively maintain particle dispersity.

The first study modeling the mechanism of hydrated electron formation from aqueous iodide.

Research from PNNL and the University of Washington demonstrates the extension of the MBE for periodic systems and its use to decompose the lattice energies of different ice polymorphs.

A combined experimental and computational approach showed that the hydration shell of hydroxide has a four-coordinate binding.

PNNL researchers developed a hybrid quantum-classical approach for coupled-cluster Green’s function theory that maintains accuracy while cutting computational costs.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Structural changes in heavy water occur at different temperatures than in standard water.

PNNL researchers utilized the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry.

A comprehensive understanding of the electronic structure of uranyl ions provides insight into the chemistry of nuclear waste and uranium separation technologies.

Researchers achieved the complete assignment of the infrared spectrum of a hydronium-water “magic number” cluster reported in Science in 2004.

New study elucidates the complex relaxation kinetics of supercooled water using a pulsed laser heating technique at previously inaccessible temperatures.

Spectroscopic experiments reveal significant variations in the electronic structures of actinide tetrafluorides despite their nearly identical crystal structures.

A new study connects microscopic molecular-level descriptions with properties of a liquid at the macroscopic scale.

Combining transition state theory with Marcus theory provides insight into the fundamental processes of proton transfer in water.