Joseph, Sony and Aluru, N. R.. (2008) Why Are Carbon Nanotubes Fast Transporters of Water? Nano Letters, 8 (2). p. 452. ISSN 1530-6984
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Extraordinarily fast transport of water in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in recent experiments has been generally attributed to the smoothness of the CNT surface. Using molecular dynamics simulations we investigate water flow in (16,16) CNTs and show that the enhanced flow rates over Hagen−Poiseuille flow arise from a velocity “jump” in a depletion region at the water nanotube interface and that the water orientations and hydrogen bonding at the interface significantly affect the flow rates. For nanotube with the same smooth wall structure but with more hydrophilic Lennard-Jones (LJ) parameters of silicon, the enhancement is greatly reduced because it does not have “free” OH bonds pointing to the wall as in CNTs that would reduce the number of hydrogen bonds in the depletion layer. Roughness in the tube walls causes strong hydrogen-bonding network and no significant flow enhancement is attained in rough tubes.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| InterNano Taxonomy: | Nanomanufacturing Processes Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructured Materials > Nanotubes |
| Collections: | Nanomanufacturing Research Collection > Nanomanufacturing Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers > Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems Nanomanufacturing Research Collection |
| Depositing User: | Yuan Li |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2009 17:40 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2011 21:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.internano.org/id/eprint/212 |
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