Liu, Y;
Zhu, W;
Jiang, J;
Zhu, C;
Liu, C;
Slater, B;
Ojamäe, L;
... Zeng, XC; + view all
(2021)
Formation of porous ice frameworks at room temperature.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
, 118
(31)
, Article e2104442118. 10.1073/pnas.2104442118.
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Abstract
Bulk crystalline ices with ultralow densities have been demonstrated to be thermodynamically metastable at negative pressures. However, the direct formation of these bulk porous ices from liquid water at negative pressures is extremely challenging. Inspired by approaches toward porous media based on host–guest chemistry, such as metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks, we herein demonstrate via molecular dynamics simulations that a class of ultralow-density porous ices with upright channels can be formed spontaneously from liquid water at 300 K with the assistance of carbon nanotube arrays. We refer to these porous ice polymorphs as water oxygen-vertex frameworks (WOFs). Notably, our simulations revealed that the liquid–WOF phase transition is first-order and occurs at room temperature. All the WOFs exhibited the unique structural feature that they can be regarded as assemblies of nanoribbons of hexagonal bilayer ice (2D ice I) at their armchair or zigzag edges. Based on density functional theory calculations, a comprehensive phase diagram of the WOFs was constructed considering both the thermodynamic and thermal stabilities of the porous ices at negative pressures. Like other types of porous media, these WOFs may be applicable to gas storage, purification, and separation. Moreover, these bio-compatible porous ice networks may be exploited as medical-related carriers.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Formation of porous ice frameworks at room temperature |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.2104442118 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2104442118 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184850 |
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