Current understanding of water properties inside carbon nanotubes

A Chatzichristos, J Hassan - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Confined water inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has attracted a lot of attention in recent
years, amassing as a result a very large number of dedicated studies, both theoretical and …

Water inside carbon nanotubes: Structure and dynamics

J Hassan, G Diamantopoulos, D Homouz… - Nanotechnology …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Studying the properties of water confined in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have gained a lot of
interest in recent years due to the vast potential applications of systems in nanoscale liquid …

Diffusion of LiCl electrolytes in 3D-nanoporous graphene structures

B Liu, L Zhou, Y Wang, S Zhuo, Y Zhou… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we investigate the diffusion of LiCl electrolytes in 3D-nanoporous graphene
structures (3D-NGSs) through molecular dynamics simulations. The diffusion coefficients, D …

Understanding flow enhancement in graphene‐coated nanochannels

Y Jin, R Tao, Z Li - Electrophoresis, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we investigate pressure‐driven water flows in graphene‐coated copper
nanochannels through molecular dynamics simulations. It is found that the flow rate in bare …

Electric Field‐Enhanced Ion Rejection Rate in Freeze Desalination

Y Wang, B Huang, Z Li - ChemPhysChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freeze desalination is an appealing method for seawater desalination through freezing
seawater. The percentage of ions in the liquid phase, which is termed ion rejection rate, is a …

Fluid breakup in carbon nanotubes: An explanation of ultrafast ion transport

X Gao, T Zhao, Z Li - Physics of Fluids, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Ultrafast ion transport in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been experimentally observed, but
the underlying mechanism is unknown. In this work, we investigate ion transport in CNTs …

Bidirectional water transport through non-straight carbon nanotubes

S Kargar, A Moosavi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural nanochannels and those used for applied purposes are often several nanometers in
diameter and have lengths up to micrometer scales. Since normally no pressure gradient …

A nanopump using carbon nanotube hetero-junction driven by symmetric temperature gradients

Y Jin, X Gao, K Zhang, Z Li - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we report a thermal pump using a carbon nanotube (CNT) hetero-junction,
which is formed by connecting two CNTs of different diameters. Through molecular …

Ice crystallization in shear flows

S Luo, C Li, F Li, J Wang, Z Li - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ice formation under a shear is a common phenomenon in nature. Unfortunately, the role of
shear rates in affecting the ice growth rate and the underlying microscopic mechanisms are …

Molecular dynamics simulations of Li+/Mg2+ separation using metal-organic frameworks

B Liu, S Zhuo, L Li, Y Zhou, Z Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the extraction of Li+ from solutions containing Li+ and Mg 2+
using metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes through molecular dynamics simulations …