Direct evidence for fluid-solid transition of nanoconfined fluids

被引:27
作者
Docherty, Hugh [1 ]
Cummings, Peter T. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
[2] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Nanomat Theory Inst, Ctr Nanophase Mat Sci, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
MICA SURFACES; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; FORCE-FIELD; LIQUID; FILMS; SOLIDIFICATION; REASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; RHEOLOGY;
D O I
10.1039/c000821d
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Atomistically detailed simulations provide direct and reliable evidence that sufficiently nanoconfined fluids undergo a rapid and abrupt first-order transition to an ordered solid-like structure.
引用
收藏
页码:1640 / 1643
页数:4
相关论文
共 32 条
[1]   Effects of confinement on freezing and melting [J].
Alba-Simionesco, C. ;
Coasne, B. ;
Dosseh, G. ;
Dudziak, G. ;
Gubbins, K. E. ;
Radhakrishnan, R. ;
Sliwinska-Bartkowiak, M. .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 2006, 18 (06) :R15-R68
[2]   Using light to study boundary lubrication: spectroscopic study of confined fluids [J].
Bae, Sung Chul ;
Wong, Janet S. ;
Kim, Minsu ;
Jiang, Shan ;
Hong, Liang ;
Granick, Steve .
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 2008, 366 (1869) :1443-1454
[3]   STRUCTURING IN LIQUID ALKANES BETWEEN SOLID-SURFACES - FORCE MEASUREMENTS AND MEAN-FIELD THEORY [J].
CHRISTENSON, HK ;
GRUEN, DWR ;
HORN, RG ;
ISRAELACHVILI, JN .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1987, 87 (03) :1834-1841
[4]   Molecular dynamics study of the nano-rheology of n-dodecane confined between planar surfaces [J].
Cui, ST ;
McCabe, C ;
Cummings, PT ;
Cochran, HD .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 2003, 118 (19) :8941-8944
[5]   Structural transition and solid-like behavior of alkane films confined in nano-spacing [J].
Cui, ST ;
Cummings, PT ;
Cochran, HD .
FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, 2001, 183 :381-387
[6]   Molecular simulation of the transition from liquidlike to solidlike behavior in complex fluids confined to nanoscale gaps [J].
Cui, ST ;
Cummings, PT ;
Cochran, HD .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 2001, 114 (16) :7189-7195
[7]   Glasslike transition of a confined simple fluid [J].
Demirel, AL ;
Granick, S .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1996, 77 (11) :2261-2264
[8]   Structure and solvation forces in confined films: Linear and branched alkanes [J].
Gao, JP ;
Luedtke, WD ;
Landman, U .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1997, 106 (10) :4309-4318
[9]   LIQUID TO SOLID-LIKE TRANSITIONS OF MOLECULARLY THIN-FILMS UNDER SHEAR [J].
GEE, ML ;
MCGUIGGAN, PM ;
ISRAELACHVILI, JN ;
HOMOLA, AM .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 1990, 93 (03) :1895-1906
[10]   MOTIONS AND RELAXATIONS OF CONFINED LIQUIDS [J].
GRANICK, S .
SCIENCE, 1991, 253 (5026) :1374-1379