The liquid-to-vapor transition can occur under unexpected conditions in nanopores, opening the door to fundamental questions and new technologies. The physics of boiling in confinement is progressively introduced, starting from classical nucleation theory, passing through nanoscale effects, and terminating with the material and external parameters that affect the boiling conditions. The relevance of boiling in specific nanoconfined systems is discussed, focusing on heterogeneous lyophobic systems, chromatographic columns, and ion channels. The current level of control of boiling in nanopores enabled by microporous materials such as metal organic frameworks and biological nanopores paves the way to thrilling theoretical challenges and to new technological opportunities in the fields of energy, neuromorphic computing, and sensing.

What keeps nanopores boiling / Giacomello, A.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0021-9606. - 159:11(2023). [10.1063/5.0167530]

What keeps nanopores boiling

Giacomello A.
2023

Abstract

The liquid-to-vapor transition can occur under unexpected conditions in nanopores, opening the door to fundamental questions and new technologies. The physics of boiling in confinement is progressively introduced, starting from classical nucleation theory, passing through nanoscale effects, and terminating with the material and external parameters that affect the boiling conditions. The relevance of boiling in specific nanoconfined systems is discussed, focusing on heterogeneous lyophobic systems, chromatographic columns, and ion channels. The current level of control of boiling in nanopores enabled by microporous materials such as metal organic frameworks and biological nanopores paves the way to thrilling theoretical challenges and to new technological opportunities in the fields of energy, neuromorphic computing, and sensing.
2023
nanopores; wetting; drying; phase transitions; confinement; hydrophobicity
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What keeps nanopores boiling / Giacomello, A.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0021-9606. - 159:11(2023). [10.1063/5.0167530]
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