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  • Effects of Gas Molecules on...
    Qiao, Yu; Cao, Guoxin; Chen, Xi

    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 02/2007, Volume: 129, Issue: 8
    Journal Article

    Most previous studies on nanofluidic motions were focused on liquid−solid interactions, with the important role of gas phase being ignored. Through a molecular dynamics simulation, we show that the gas−liquid interaction can be an indispensable factor in nanoenvironments. Gas molecules in relatively large nanochannels can be dissolved in the liquid during pressure-induced infiltration, leading to the phenomenon of “nonoutflow”. By contrast, gas molecules tend to form clusters in relatively small nanochannels, which triggers liquid defiltration at a reduced pressure. The results qualitatively fit with the observations in a high-pressure-resting experiment on nanoporous silica gels.