Anomalies in a waterlike model confined between plates

Using molecular dynamic simulations we study a waterlike model confined between two fixed hydrophobic plates. The system is tested for density, diffusion, and structural anomalous behavior and compared with the bulk results. Within the range of confining distances we had explored and observed that i...

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Autores: Krott, Leandro Batirolla, Barbosa, Marcia Cristina Bernardes
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/205132
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/205132
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Dinâmica molecular
Diagramas de fase
Difusão
Cristalização
Água
Método de Monte Carlo
Estrutura líqüida
Hidrofobicidade
Descrição
Resumo:Using molecular dynamic simulations we study a waterlike model confined between two fixed hydrophobic plates. The system is tested for density, diffusion, and structural anomalous behavior and compared with the bulk results. Within the range of confining distances we had explored and observed that in the pressure-temperature phase diagram the temperature of maximum density (TMD line) and the temperature of maximum and minimum diffusion occur at lower temperatures when compared with the bulk values. For distances between the two layers below a certain threshold, d <= dc, only two layers of particles are formed, for d >= dc three or more layers are formed. In the case of three layers the central layer stays liquid while the contact layers crystallize. This result is in agreement with simulations for atomistic models.