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A thermodynamic limit of the melting/freezing processes of water under strongly hydrophobic nanoscopic confinement

  • Johnny Deschamps
  • , Fabrice Audonnet
  • , Nancy Brodie-Linder
  • , Markus Schoeffel
  • , Christiane Alba-Simionesco
  • Université Paris-Sud 11
  • Unité Chimie et Procédés
  • Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CNRS and CEA
  • CY Cergy Paris Université

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Abstract

We studied liquid water confined within nanopores which present a high level of hydrophobicity thanks to a new method of synthesis. We found that the liquid state persists down to temperatures much lower than in the bulk and in hydrophilic materials of comparable sizes, allowing us to define a thermodynamic limit for the melting/crystallization of water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1440-1443
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

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