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  • Materials Science
  • Water Engineering

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  • Deep engineering of liquid water is crucial for addressing global energy and environmental crises.
  • Controlling water's properties through charge and field manipulation is key to various applications, but mechanisms remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of water engineering through "hydrogen bonding and electronic dynamics."
  • To demonstrate the feasibility of engineering water properties via programmed electrification.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of "hydrogen bonding and electronic dynamics" framework.
  • Investigating the effects of electrification on water molecule alignment, ordering, polarization, and hydrogen bond stretching.
  • Applying Einstein's relation to understand the shift in the quasisolid phase boundary.

Main Results:

  • A quasisolid (QS) phase of water was identified between -15 and 4°C.
  • Electrification induces alignment, ordering, and polarization of water molecules, alongside O:HO bond stretching.
  • Electrification results in a gel-like, viscoelastic supersolid phase with altered melting, vaporization, and ice nucleation temperatures.
  • Electrification enhances water bridge stability, influences electro-freezing, and increases molecular evaporability.

Conclusions:

  • The coupled O:HO bond theory is essential for understanding water engineering.
  • Programmed electrification offers a feasible method for engineering water and solutions.
  • This research provides a scientific basis for advanced water harvesting, hydrogen fuel generation, and bioengineering applications.