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Self‐Assembled Water Molecules as a Functional Valve for a High‐Pressure Nanocontainer
Author(s) -
Chen H. Y.,
Sun D. Y.,
Gong X. G.,
Liu ZhiFeng
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201207463
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , tube (container) , aqueous solution , bar (unit) , molecule , materials science , nanotechnology , nanotube , oxygen , self assembly , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering , physics , meteorology
Carbon nanotubes : The end section of a carbon nanotube, cut by acid treatment, contains hydrophilic oxygen groups, around which water molecules can assemble to block the entry of the tube. Hydrogen of pressures up to 10 000 bar can be locked inside the tube by such an “aqueous valve” (see picture).