title: Low reactivity of non-bridging oxygen defects on stoichiometric silica surfaces.
abstract: Using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations we demonstrate that surfaces of stoichiometric silica exhibiting non-bridging oxygen defects can be surprisingly resistant to attack by water.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, University College London, London, UKWC1H 0AJ.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamad
authors.forename: Stefan T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Bromley
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen