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Merchiori S, Le Donne A, Littlefair JD, Lowe AR, Yu JJ, Wu XD, Li M, Li D, Geppert-Rybczyńska M, Scheller L, Trump BA, Yakovenko AA, Zajdel P, Chorążewski M, Grosu Y, Meloni S. Mild-Temperature Supercritical Water Confined in Hydrophobic Metal-Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13236-13246. [PMID: 38701635 PMCID: PMC11099966 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
Fluids under extreme confinement show characteristics significantly different from those of their bulk counterpart. This work focuses on water confined within the complex cavities of highly hydrophobic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) at high pressures. A combination of high-pressure intrusion-extrusion experiments with molecular dynamic simulations and synchrotron data reveals that supercritical transition for MOF-confined water takes place at a much lower temperature than in bulk water, ∼250 K below the reference values. This large shifting of the critical temperature (Tc) is attributed to the very large density of confined water vapor in the peculiar geometry and chemistry of the cavities of Cu2tebpz (tebpz = 3,3',5,5'-tetraethyl-4,4'-bipyrazolate) hydrophobic MOF. This is the first time the shift of Tc is investigated for water confined within highly hydrophobic nanoporous materials, which explains why such a large reduction of the critical temperature was never reported before, neither experimentally nor computationally.
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- Sebastiano Merchiori
- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou
University, Guangdong 515063, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou
University, Guangdong 515063, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou
University, Guangdong 515063, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan
University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Silesia, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- NIST
Center for Neutron Research, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- X-ray
Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Silesia, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-006 Katowice, Poland
- Centre for
Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC energiGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 01510 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department
of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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van der Veen MA, Canossa S, Wahiduzzaman M, Nenert G, Frohlich D, Rega D, Reinsch H, Shupletsov L, Markey K, De Vos DE, Bonn M, Stock N, Maurin G, Backus EHG. Confined Water Cluster Formation in Water Harvesting by Metal-Organic Frameworks: CAU-10-H versus CAU-10-CH 3. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2210050. [PMID: 36651201 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Several metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) excel in harvesting water from the air or as heat pumps as they show a steep increase in water uptake at 10-30 % relative humidity (RH%). A precise understanding of which structural characteristics govern such behavior is lacking. Herein, CAU-10-H and CAU-10-CH3 are studied with H, CH3 corresponding to the functions grafted to the organic linker. CAU-10-H shows a steep water uptake ≈18 RH% of interest for water harvesting, yet the subtle replacement of H by CH3 in the organic linker drastically changes the water adsorption behavior to less steep water uptake at much higher humidity values. The materials' structural deformation and water ordering during adsorption with in situ sum-frequency generation, in situ X-ray diffraction, and molecular simulations are unraveled. In CAU-10-H, an energetically favorable water cluster is formed in the hydrophobic pore, tethered via H-bonds to the framework μOH groups, while for CAU-10-CH3, such a favorable cluster cannot form. By relating the findings to the features of water adsorption isotherms of a series of MOFs, it is concluded that favorable water adsorption occurs when sites of intermediate hydrophilicity are present in a hydrophobic structure, and the formation of energetically favorable water clusters is possible.
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- Monique A van der Veen
- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, 2628, The Netherlands
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, 2628, The Netherlands
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- Malvern Panalytical B. V., Lelyweg 1, Almelo, 7602EA, The Netherlands
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, 2628, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Catalysis Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, 2628, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy for Sustainable Solutions (cMACS), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy for Sustainable Solutions (cMACS), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Achermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- ICGM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, 34293, France
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Wahringerstrasse 42, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Petit T, Lounasvuori M, Chemin A, Bärmann P. Nanointerfaces: Concepts and Strategies for Optical and X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization. ACS PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AU 2023; 3:263-278. [PMID: 37249937 PMCID: PMC10214513 DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Interfaces at the nanoscale, also called nanointerfaces, play a fundamental role in physics and chemistry. Probing the chemical and electronic environment at nanointerfaces is essential in order to elucidate chemical processes relevant for applications in a variety of fields. Many spectroscopic techniques have been applied for this purpose, although some approaches are more appropriate than others depending on the type of the nanointerface and the physical properties of the different phases. In this Perspective, we introduce the major concepts to be considered when characterizing nanointerfaces. In particular, the interplay between the characteristic length of the nanointerfaces, and the probing and information depths of different spectroscopy techniques is discussed. Differences between nano- and bulk interfaces are explained and illustrated with chosen examples from optical and X-ray spectroscopies, focusing on solid-liquid nanointerfaces. We hope that this Perspective will help to prepare spectroscopic characterization of nanointerfaces and stimulate interest in the development of new spectroscopic techniques adapted to the nanointerfaces.
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Valentine ML, Yin G, Oppenheim JJ, Dincǎ M, Xiong W. Ultrafast Water H-Bond Rearrangement in a Metal-Organic Framework Probed by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11482-11487. [PMID: 37201196 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We investigated the water H-bond network and its dynamics in Ni2Cl2BTDD, a prototypical MOF for atmospheric water harvesting, using linear and ultrafast IR spectroscopy. Utilizing isotopic labeling and infrared spectroscopy, we found that water forms an extensive H-bonding network in Ni2Cl2BTDD. Further investigation with ultrafast spectroscopy revealed that water can reorient in a confined cone up to ∼50° within 1.3 ps. This large angle reorientation indicates H-bond rearrangement, similar to bulk water. Thus, although the water H-bond network is confined in Ni2Cl2BTDD, different from other confined systems, H-bond rearrangement is not hindered. The picosecond H-bond rearrangement in Ni2Cl2BTDD corroborates its reversibility with minimal hysteresis in water sorption.
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- Mason L Valentine
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Wiśniewski M. The Consequences of Water Interactions with Nitrogen-Containing Carbonaceous Quantum Dots-The Mechanistic Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:14292. [PMID: 36430767 PMCID: PMC9694419 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the importance of quantum dots in a wide range of biological, chemical, and physical processes, the structure of the molecular layers surrounding their surface in solution remains unknown. Thus, knowledge about the interaction mechanism of Nitrogen enriched Carbonaceous Quantum Dots' (N-CQDs) surface with water-their natural environment-is highly desirable. A diffusive and Stern layer over the N-CQDs, characterized in situ, reveals the presence of anionic water clusters [OH(H2O)n]-. Their existence explains new observations: (i) the unexpectedly low adsorption enthalpy (ΔHads) in a pressure range below 0.1 p/ps, and ΔHads being as high as 190 kJ/mol at 0.11 p/ps; (ii) the presence of a "conductive window" isolating nature-at p/ps below 0.45-connected to the formation of smaller clusters and increasing conductivity above 0.45 p/ps, (iii) Stern layer stability; and (iv) superhydrophilic properties of the tested material. These observables are the consequences of H2O dissociative adsorption on N-containing basic centers. The additional direct application of surfaces formed by N-CQDs spraying is the possibility of creating antistatic, antifogging, bio-friendly coatings.
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- Marek Wiśniewski
- Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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Han Y, Das P, He Y, Sorescu DC, Jordan KD, Rosi NL. Crystallographic Mapping and Tuning of Water Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks Featuring Distinct Open Metal Sites. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19567-19575. [PMID: 36228180 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Crucial steps toward designing water sorption materials and fine-tuning their properties for specific applications include precise identification of adsorption sites and establishment of rigorous molecular-level insight into the water adsorption process. We report stepwise crystallographic mapping and density functional theory computations of adsorbed water molecules in ALP-MOF-1, a metal-organic framework decorated with distinct open metal sites and carbonyl functional groups that serve as water anchoring sites for seeding the nucleation of a complex water network. Identification of an unusual water adsorption step in ALP-MOF-1 motivated the tuning of metal ion composition to adjust water uptake. These studies provide direct evidence that the identity of the open metal sites in MOFs can dramatically affect water adsorption behavior between 0 and ∼20% RH and that multiple proximal water anchoring sites along the MOF skeleton facilitate water uptake which could be potentially useful for applications requiring rapid and energetically facile water sorption.
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- Yi Han
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States.,Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States.,Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States.,Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Chang Z, Yang H, Zhu X, He P, Zhou H. A stable quasi-solid electrolyte improves the safe operation of highly efficient lithium-metal pouch cells in harsh environments. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1510. [PMID: 35314688 PMCID: PMC8938510 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29118-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Nanoconfined/sub-nanoconfined solvent molecules tend to undergo dramatic changes in their properties and behaviours. In this work, we find that unlike typical bulk liquid electrolytes, electrolytes confined in a sub-nanoscale environment (inside channels of a 6.5 Å metal-organic framework, defined as a quasi-solid electrolyte) exhibits unusual properties and behaviours: higher boiling points, highly aggregated configurations, decent lithium-ion conductivities, extended electrochemical voltage windows (approximately 5.4 volts versus Li/Li+) and nonflammability at high temperatures. We incorporate this interesting electrolyte into lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) and find that LMBs cycled in the quasi-solid electrolyte demonstrate an electrolyte interphase-free (CEI-free) cathode and dendrite-free Li-metal surface. Moreover, high-voltage LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2//Li (NCM-811//Li with a high NCM-811 mass loading of 20 mg cm-2) pouch cells assemble with the quasi-solid electrolyte deliver highly stable electrochemical performances even at a high working temperature of 90 °C (171 mAh g-1 after 300 cycles, 89% capacity retention; 164 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles even after being damaged). This strategy for fabricating nonflammable and ultrastable quasi-solid electrolytes is promising for the development of safe and high-energy-density LIBs/LMBs for powering electronic devices under various practical working conditions.
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- Zhi Chang
- Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan
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- Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, Japan
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- Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, Japan
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- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan.
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba, 305-8573, Japan.
- Center of Energy Storage Materials & Technology, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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Wan J, Nian M, Yang C, Ge K, Liu J, Chen Z, Duan J, Jin W. Interface regulation of mixed matrix membranes by ultrathin MOF nanosheet for faster CO2 transfer. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hakimian A, Mohebinia M, Nazari M, Davoodabadi A, Nazifi S, Huang Z, Bao J, Ghasemi H. Freezing of few nanometers water droplets. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6973. [PMID: 34848730 PMCID: PMC8632967 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27346-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Water-ice transformation of few nm nanodroplets plays a critical role in nature including climate change, microphysics of clouds, survival mechanism of animals in cold environments, and a broad spectrum of technologies. In most of these scenarios, water-ice transformation occurs in a heterogenous mode where nanodroplets are in contact with another medium. Despite computational efforts, experimental probing of this transformation at few nm scales remains unresolved. Here, we report direct probing of water-ice transformation down to 2 nm scale and the length-scale dependence of transformation temperature through two independent metrologies. The transformation temperature shows a sharp length dependence in nanodroplets smaller than 10 nm and for 2 nm droplet, this temperature falls below the homogenous bulk nucleation limit. Contrary to nucleation on curved rigid solid surfaces, ice formation on soft interfaces (omnipresent in nature) can deform the interface leading to suppression of ice nucleation. For soft interfaces, ice nucleation temperature depends on surface modulus. Considering the interfacial deformation, the findings are in good agreement with predictions of classical nucleation theory. This understanding contributes to a greater knowledge of natural phenomena and rational design of anti-icing systems for aviation, wind energy and infrastructures and even cryopreservation systems.
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- Alireza Hakimian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
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Mochizuki K. Absorption of mechanical energy via formation of ice nanotubes in zeolites. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20307-20312. [PMID: 34486614 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01482j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out for a heterogeneous system composed of bulk water and pure-silica zeolites of the AFI type. My simulations show, for the first time, the spontaneous crystallization of water in hydrophobic zeolite channels by compression, while the water outside remains liquid. The formation of ice nanotubes results in a molecular bumper behavior in the absence of chemical reactions, although the mechanism has been explained by the appearance of silanol defects. In contrast, the same zeolite-water system exhibits a weak shock-absorber behavior at higher temperatures. My study shows that the phase transitions of confined water dramatically change its intrusion/extrusion behavior and alter the energetic performance by varying the temperature alone. The results offer a new perspective for a better design of hydrophobic nanoporous materials utilized with water.
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- Kenji Mochizuki
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 148 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310028, P. R. China.
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Lamaire A, Wieme J, Hoffman AEJ, Van Speybroeck V. Atomistic insight in the flexibility and heat transport properties of the stimuli-responsive metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al) for water-adsorption applications using molecular simulations. Faraday Discuss 2021; 225:301-323. [DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Insight into the heat transport and water-adsorption properties of the flexible MIL-53(Al) is obtained using advanced molecular dynamics simulations.
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- Aran Lamaire
- Center for Molecular Modeling
- Ghent University
- 9052 Zwijnaarde
- Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling
- Ghent University
- 9052 Zwijnaarde
- Belgium
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