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Download fileFacilitation of Water Penetration through Zero-Dimensional Gates on Rolled-up Graphene by Cluster–Chain–Cluster Transformations
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posted on 2016-02-20, 20:03 authored by Tomonori Ohba, Hirofumi Kanoh, Katsumi KanekoWe demonstrate a water penetration mechanism through
zero-dimensional
nanogates of a single-walled carbon nanohorn. Water vapor adsorption
via the nanogates is delayed in the initial adsorption stage but then
proceeds at a certain rate. The mechanism is proposed to be a water
cluster–chain–cluster transformation via the nanogates.
The growth of water clusters in internal nanospaces facilitates water
penetration into these nanospaces, providing an intrinsic mechanism
for zero-dimensional water.