Slow dynamics of water molecules in confined space

M.-C. Bellissent-Funel, K.F. Bradley, S.H. Chen, J. Lal and J. Teixeira

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1993, vol. 201, issue 1, 277-285

Abstract: We present results of the analysis of quasi-elastic and inelastic incoherent neutron scattering of H2O contained in pores of Vycor glass. At room temperature and 50% hydration, the single particle motions of water molecules can be described as a series of short time jump diffusions in a confined space of 5 Å with a residence time τ0 of 8 ps. As the temperature is lowered the residence time increases rapidly to 19 ps at - 15°C. However, the translational diffusion constant is similar to the corresponding bulk value at each temperature. The peaks in the density of states for the translational motions as well as for the librational motions are slightly up-shifted compared to that of bulk water due to the confinement near the surface.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(93)90423-2

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