ArticlePhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2016
Electric fields can control the transport of water in carbon nanotubes.
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- Current Understanding of Water Properties inside Carbon Nanotubes.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Phase transitions in nanostructured water confined in carbon nanotubes by external electric and magnetic fields: a molecular dynamics investigation.RSC advances · 2021Article
- The effect of an electric field on ion separation and water desalination using molecular dynamics simulations.Journal of molecular modeling · 2021Article
- Water in Nanopores and Biological Channels: A Molecular Simulation Perspective.Chemical reviews · 2020Review
- Cells in New Light: Ion Concentration, Voltage, and Pressure Gradients across a Hydrogel Membrane.ACS omega · 2020Article
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The properties of water confined inside nanotubes are of considerable scientific and technological interest. We use molecular dynamics to investigate the structure and average orientation of water flowing within a carbon nanotube. We find that water exhibits biaxial paranematic liquid crystal ordering both within the nanotube and close to its ends. This preferred molecular ordering is enhanced when an axial electric field is applied, affecting the water flow rate through the nanotube. A spatially patterned electric field can minimize nanotube entrance effects and significantly increase the flow rate.
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