Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Hydration of Cement01:24

Hydration of Cement

762
Hydration of cement is a chemical reaction between cement particles and water. This process occurs primarily through two mechanisms: through-solution and topochemical. In the through-solution process, anhydrous compounds dissolve into their constituents, hydrates form in the solution, and then precipitate from the supersaturated solution. The topochemical process involves solid-state reactions at the cement particle surface. The through-solution process dominates the topochemical process at the...
762
Surface Tension of Fluid01:22

Surface Tension of Fluid

1.3K
Surface tension is a fundamental property of fluids, occurring at the boundary between a liquid and a gas or between two immiscible liquids. This phenomenon arises from the cohesive forces between molecules at the fluid's surface, creating an effect similar to a stretched elastic membrane. Inside each fluid, molecules are equally attracted in all directions by neighboring molecules, but surface molecules experience a net inward force, resulting in surface tension.
Surface tension varies...
1.3K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Abiotic Peptide-Like Bond Formation in Gas-Phase Nitrile-Water Clusters Driven by Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same author

[The impact of the severity of chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps and the coexistence of Th2-type inflammation on 25（OH） D and pulmonary function].

Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery·2026
Same author

Boosting Ferroelectricity: 2D and Polymer Ferroelectric Hybrids Enabling Ambipolar Nonvolatile MoS<sub>2</sub> Memory Transistor.

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)·2026
Same author

Surveillance of Parvovirus in Free-Roaming Dogs in the Qinling Mountains and Assessment of the Risk of Cross-Species Transmission to Giant Pandas.

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI·2026
Same author

Exploring the roles of genes associated with leukocyte transendothelial migration in liver cirrhosis development.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Recent progress on Ni-catalysed alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling enabled by asymmetric hydrofunctionalization of alkenes.

Chemical science·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 9, 2026

Fluid-cell Raman Spectroscopy for operando Studies of Reaction and Transport Phenomena during Silicate Glass Corrosion
06:48

Fluid-cell Raman Spectroscopy for operando Studies of Reaction and Transport Phenomena during Silicate Glass Corrosion

Published on: May 9, 2025

1.1K

Sputtering effects and water formation on an amorphous silicate surface.

Dapeng Jing1, Jiao He, Massimo Bonini

  • 1Physics Department, 201 Physics Bldg., Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, USA.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A
|March 20, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Researchers investigated deuterated water formation on cold silicate dust grains, crucial for understanding interstellar chemistry. They found that controlling deuterium-to-oxygen ratios and temperature can influence D2O2 formation pathways and yields.

More Related Videos

Rendering SiO2/Si Surfaces Omniphobic by Carving Gas-Entrapping Microtextures Comprising Reentrant and Doubly Reentrant Cavities or Pillars
08:02

Rendering SiO2/Si Surfaces Omniphobic by Carving Gas-Entrapping Microtextures Comprising Reentrant and Doubly Reentrant Cavities or Pillars

Published on: February 11, 2020

9.3K
Selective Area Modification of Silicon Surface Wettability by Pulsed UV Laser Irradiation in Liquid Environment
08:48

Selective Area Modification of Silicon Surface Wettability by Pulsed UV Laser Irradiation in Liquid Environment

Published on: November 9, 2015

8.5K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 9, 2026

Fluid-cell Raman Spectroscopy for operando Studies of Reaction and Transport Phenomena during Silicate Glass Corrosion
06:48

Fluid-cell Raman Spectroscopy for operando Studies of Reaction and Transport Phenomena during Silicate Glass Corrosion

Published on: May 9, 2025

1.1K
Rendering SiO2/Si Surfaces Omniphobic by Carving Gas-Entrapping Microtextures Comprising Reentrant and Doubly Reentrant Cavities or Pillars
08:02

Rendering SiO2/Si Surfaces Omniphobic by Carving Gas-Entrapping Microtextures Comprising Reentrant and Doubly Reentrant Cavities or Pillars

Published on: February 11, 2020

9.3K
Selective Area Modification of Silicon Surface Wettability by Pulsed UV Laser Irradiation in Liquid Environment
08:48

Selective Area Modification of Silicon Surface Wettability by Pulsed UV Laser Irradiation in Liquid Environment

Published on: November 9, 2015

8.5K

Area of Science:

  • Astrochemistry
  • Surface Science
  • Astrobiology

Background:

  • Dust grains in interstellar space are critical sites for molecule formation.
  • Understanding water formation on these grains informs theories of planetary system origins.
  • Low-temperature surface chemistry is key to initial molecular evolution in space.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the formation pathways of deuterated water (D2O) and hydrogen peroxide (D2O2) on amorphous silicate surfaces.
  • To explore the influence of experimental conditions, such as D/O ratio and temperature, on D2O2 formation.
  • To estimate the formation efficiency of water and other molecules under simulated interstellar conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Ar(+) ion bombardment to characterize amorphous silicate surfaces and create oxygen vacancies.
  • Depositing atomic deuterium and oxygen beams onto the surface at low temperatures (10 K < T < 40 K).
  • Varying the deuterium-to-oxygen (D/O) ratio and sample temperature during deposition.

Main Results:

  • Preferential sputtering of oxygen was observed, creating oxygen vacancies.
  • The experimental conditions allowed for the study of initial water formation stages on dust grains.
  • The study demonstrated that D2O2 formation routes can be controlled, and its net yield suppressed under specific conditions.
  • Formation efficiencies for water and other molecules were estimated.

Conclusions:

  • The formation of deuterated water and hydrogen peroxide on interstellar dust analogs is sensitive to surface conditions and reactant ratios.
  • Controlling surface processes, like oxygen vacancy creation and deposition ratios, can modulate the production of specific molecules.
  • This research provides insights into the early chemical evolution of water and related species in interstellar environments.