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Self-assembly of water molecules using graphene nanoresonators
- Source :
- RSC Advances. 6:110466-110470
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2016.
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Abstract
- Inspired by macroscale self-assembly using the higher order resonant modes of Chladni plates, we use classical molecular dynamics to investigate the self-assembly of water molecules using graphene nanoresonators. We find that water molecules can assemble into water chains and that the location of the assembled water chain can be controlled through the resonant frequency. More specifically, water molecules assemble at the location of maximum amplitude if the resonant frequency is lower than a critical value. Otherwise, the assembly occurs near the nodes of the resonator provided the resonant frequency is higher than the critical value. We provide an analytic formula for the critical resonant frequency based on the interaction between water molecules and graphene. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the water chains assembled by the graphene nanoresonators have some universal properties including a stable value for the number of hydrogen bonds.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Graphene
Hydrogen bond
General Chemical Engineering
Nanotechnology
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Critical value
01 natural sciences
law.invention
Resonator
Molecular dynamics
law
Chemical physics
0103 physical sciences
Molecule
Self-assembly
010306 general physics
0210 nano-technology
Maximum amplitude
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Details
- ISSN :
- 20462069
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- RSC Advances
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6c96b2354e354450e704a3666a568c0c