title: A thermodynamic limit of the melting/freezing processes of water under strongly hydrophobic nanoscopic confinement.
abstract: We studied liquid water confined within nanopores which present a high level of hydrophobicity thanks to a new method of synthesis. We found that the liquid state persists down to temperatures much lower than in the bulk and in hydrophilic materials of comparable sizes, allowing us to define a thermodynamic limit for the melting/crystallization of water.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris Sud, Bâtiment 349, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Audonnet
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brodie-Linder
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoeffel
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alba-Simionesco
mesh_terms: D005615:Freezing; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water