The Role of Geometry on the Ease of Solidification Inside and Out of Cylindrical Nanopores

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 49 - 65
• Main Authors: Binyaminov, Hikmat, Elliott, Janet A. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 14.01.2025
• Subjects: climate; energy; geometry; ice; liquids; nanopores; solidification; thermodynamics

We investigated the role of a nanoporous particle on the formation of macroscopic solid in the framework of equilibrium thermodynamics and from the free-energy perspective. The model particle has cylindrical pores with equidistant circular openings on the particle surface. We focused on two potentia...