Observando la capilaridad en los nanotubos de sílice hidrofóbicos

Karthik Jayaraman1, Kenji Okamoto, Sang Jun Son

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.

Resumen

Los solventes exhiben un comportamiento único de humedecimiento en los nanotubos de sílice hidrofóbicos, que difiere de las predicciones macroscópicas. Este estudio revela una transición aguda y reversible en la humedad, desafiando las teorías capilares convencionales a nanoescala.

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