Hydration-dependent dynamics of deeply cooled water under strong confinement

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    Abstract

    We have measured the hydration-level dependence of the single-particle dynamics of water confined in the ordered mesoporous silica MCM-41. The dynamic crossover observed at full hydration is absent at monolayer hydration. The monolayer dynamics are significantly slower than those of water in a fully hydrated pore at ambient temperatures. At low temperatures, the opposite is found to be true. These results underscore the importance of water's tetrahedral hydrogen-bond network in accounting for its low temperature dynamic properties.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number042312
    JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
    Volume87
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 26 2013

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