Nanophase coexistence and sieving in binary mixtures confined between corrugated walls

Journal Article · Tue Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469690· OSTI ID:78675

Curry, J E; Cushman, J H ^[1]

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1. Center for Applied Mathematics, Math Sciences Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)

The grand canonical Monte Carlo method is used to study a binary mixture of Lennard-Jones atoms confined to a corrugated slit micropore which is in thermodynamic equilibrium with its bulk phase counterpart. The micropore has atomically structured walls; one of the which possesses nanoscale structure in the form of rectilinear grooves (corrugation). The grooved surface divides the confined fluid film into two strip shaped regions, that inside and that outside the grooves. Transverse solidlike order in the film gives rise to shear stress. Transverse order coupled with packing restrictions give rise to a difference between the pore and bulk fluid mixture compositions. Solidlike order may appear within the grooves only, outside the grooves only, or in both regions simultaneously. As the relative alignment of the walls is shifted the pore fluid undergoes freeze--thaw cycles in one or both regions with associated changes in the shear stress and pore fluid composition. The degree of transverse order in the film is less than would be expected in a pure Lennard-Jones film and fluid-solid phase transitions are gradual as opposed to sudden as seen in pure Lennard-Jones films. The magnitude of the shear stress is greatest when a fluid--solid phase transition occurs in both regions of the pore. {copyright} {ital 1995} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-85ER60310
• OSTI ID: 78675
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 103; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
BINARY MIXTURES
LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL
MONTE CARLO METHOD
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POROUS MATERIALS
THIN FILMS
WALL EFFECTS