Li Fu | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Sorption of aqueous organic molecules and amino acids on mineral surfaces: determination of binding geometry, local water structure and topological interactions

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Glenn Waychunas

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A large frontier in geochemistry is the interaction of organic species with mineral surfaces. Compared to inorganic sorbates which form covalent and hydrogen bonds, organic structures may have…

Probing surface hydroxyls of iron oxides by Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Umea University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Francois Boily

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This work was devised to contribute to a new basis of understanding of mineral surface reactivity using Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) spectroscopy. As it is primordially focused on iron oxide…

High-Resolution Sum-Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy
Capability Development Project WBS

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Wang

The objective of this WBS element is to further develop experimental and user service capability to perform surface nonlinear spectroscopy and dynamics measurements with both high spectral resolution…

Molecular Surface Spectroscopy of Secondary Organic Aerosol Particles

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

Franz Geiger

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal focuses on applying EMSL's high-resolution vibrational spectroscopy (hr-SFG) capabilities (Hongfei Wang), nano-DESI high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis techniques (Julia and…

Structural Investigation of Crystalline Cellulose in Plant Cell Walls Using High-Resolution Non-linear Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Lead Institution

Pennsylvania State University

Principal Investigator

Seong Kim

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Plants use much of the carbon and solar energy captured during photosynthesis to produce cell walls, which are a valuable resource of renewable energy. Plant cell walls are processed for use as…

Exploring the Molecular Driving Forces for Lanthanide and Actinide Complexation and Partitioning to Mineral Interfaces

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sue Clark

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

In this project, we will use a combination of optical spectroscopy techniques (time-resolved fluorescence and sum-frequency generation) and computational methods (molecular dynamics, density…

Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Engineered Nanoparticles and Biological Membranes

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Joel Pedersen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed project focuses on applying EMSL's outstanding capabilities in super resolution and single-molecule fluorescence microscopy (Galya Orr), high-resolution vibrational spectroscopy (hr…

Probing Particle Mediated Growth: Towards a Predictive Understanding of Self-Assembly for Energy Applications

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kevin Rosso

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This Science Theme proposal aims at developing a fundamental understanding of forces between nanoparticles in aqueous solution that underpin self-assembly of materials by oriented aggregation. This…

Cooperative Interactions of Marine Macromolecules at the Air-Water Interface

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Philip Rasch

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles formed from bubbles bursting at the ocean surface contain a large fraction of organic matter. The presence of this organic matter is driven by the adsorption of…

Sea spray aerosol: Composition, formation, evolution and properties

Lead Institution

University of Iowa

Principal Investigator

Vicki Grassian

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Here we propose to use the Department of Energy's EMSL facility to study the chemical composition and heterogeneous chemistry of sea spray aerosol which is a complex mixture of salt, biological…

Molecular Structure and Interaction at Model Atmospheric, Geological and Environmental Surfaces and Interfaces

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Wang

We propose to use SFG-VS to study the vibrational spectroscopy at aqueous and non-aqueous solution surfaces, aqueous solution/oxides surfaces and interfaces of model molecular systems that is related…

Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy Characterizing Model Atmospheric, Geological, Environmental, and Biological Surfaces and Interfaces

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Wang

We propose to use SFG-VS to study the vibrational spectroscopy at aqueous and non-aqueous solution surfaces, aqueous solution/oxides surfaces and interfaces of model molecular systems that is related…

Advancing Heterogeneous Catalysis of Routes for the Conversion of Complex Biogenic Feedstocks in Aqueous and Apolar Solvents

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Donald Camaioni

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal aims to provide molecular insight into elementary reaction steps and their kinetics in condensed phases at an atomic and molecular level, which rivals the currently possible insight…

Probing the Vibrational Coherences of Organic Atmospheric Aerosol Systems

Lead Institution

Northwestern University

Principal Investigator

Franz Geiger

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal focuses on applying EMSL’s sub-1cm-1-resolution vibrational spectroscopy (hr-SFG) capabilities (Hongfei Wang), solid state NMR spectroscopy (Nancy Washton), nano-DESI high-resolution…

Understand the Structure Evolution and Solid-Liquid Interface of Electrode Materials in Advanced Li-/Na-ion Batteries and the Effect on Battery Performance

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Xiaolin Li

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall goal of this proposal is to investigate the structure evolution and solid-liquid interface of advanced battery materials by integrated ex-situ or in-situ characterization and theoretical…

Exploring Novel Applications of Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy in Characterizing Model Atmospheric, Geological, Environmental, and Biological Surfaces and Interfaces

Lead Institution

Fudan University

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Wang

We propose to investigate benchmark systems in the interface sciences to find novel applications of EMSL's unique surface spectroscopy and dynamics capability and platform, especially the newly…

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