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Effect of Fullerene Nanospheres on Water Evaporation Kinetics and First-Order Thermal Transitions
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Maher S. Amer, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Wenhu Wang, Wright State University - Main Campus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract

We investigate the evaporation kinetics and first-order thermodynamic transitions of C60/water solutions and find that the fullerene nanospheres cause a reduction in the evaporation rate, an increase in the evaporation point, and a slight increase in the freezing point of the system. The changes were found to be linearly dependent on the fullerene concentration in the solution, and the calculated change in entropy of evaporation indicates that fullerene molecules noticeably induce ordering in the water molecular structure. The results are discussed in light of findings from recent molecular simulation investigations.

DOI
10.1021/jp300402s
Citation Information
Maher S. Amer and Wenhu Wang. "Effect of Fullerene Nanospheres on Water Evaporation Kinetics and First-Order Thermal Transitions" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Vol. 116 (2012) p. 8216 - 8222 ISSN: 19327447
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/maher_amer/6/