Clay Mineral Surface Geochemistry: Structure of Water Adsorbed on a Mica Surface
Sung-Ho Park and Garrison Sposito
Research Objective
The objective of this project is to obtain the detailed structural properties of hydration water on a micaceous mineral surface.
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Simulation cell of the molecular structure of water adsorbed on muscovite (right); water O density distribution as a function of the distance z from the mean surface oxygen position (left, middle); water molecules adsorbed near ditrigonal cavities (left, bottom); adsorbed water molecules distributed laterally at ~1.3 A and forming hydrogen bonds with mineral surface oxygens (left, top).
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