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ArticleNature chemistry2025

Unconventional structural evolution of an oxide surface in water unveiled by in situ sum-frequency spectroscopy.

Xiaoqun Li, Flavio S Brigiano, Simone Pezzotti, Xinyi Liu, Wanlin Chen, Huiling Chen, Ying Li, Hui Li, Xin Lin, Wenqi Zheng and 4 more

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Xiaoqun Li *Physics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4001-4082
Flavio S Brigiano *Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, Evry-Courcouronnes, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-3188
Simone Pezzotti *Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, Evry-Courcouronnes, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-3648
Xinyi Liu *Physics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-8657
Wanlin Chen *Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, Evry-Courcouronnes, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4933-4530
Huiling ChenPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ying LiPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hui LiPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xin LinPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wenqi ZhengPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yuchong WangPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yue Ron ShenPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. yrshen@berkeley.edu.
Marie-Pierre GaigeotUniversité Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, Evry-Courcouronnes, France. mgaigeot@univ-evry.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-5824
Wei-Tao LiuPhysics Department, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. wtliu@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-671X

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) EXC2033-390677874-RESOLVNational Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12250002, 11991062Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission) 23JC1400400, 22XD1400200, 20JC1415900, 23DZ2260100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxide-water interfaces host a wide range of important reactions in nature and modern industrial applications; however, accurate knowledge about these interfaces is still lacking at the molecular level owing to difficulties in accessing buried oxide surfaces. Here we report an experimental scheme enabling in situ sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy of oxide surfaces in liquid water. Application to the silica-water interface revealed the emergence of unexpected surface reaction pathways with water. With ab initio molecular dynamics and metadynamics simulations, we uncovered a surface reconstruction, triggered by deprotonation of surface hydroxylated groups, that led to unconventional five-coordinated silicon species. The results help demystify the multimodal chemistry of aqueous silica discovered decades ago, bringing in fresh information that modifies the current understanding. Our study will provide new opportunities for future in-depth physical and chemical characterizations of other oxide-water interfaces.

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