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Anomalous composition-dependent dynamics of nanoconfined water in the interlayer of disordered calcium-silicates

TitleAnomalous composition-dependent dynamics of nanoconfined water in the interlayer of disordered calcium-silicates
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsQomi M J A, Bauchy M, Ulm F-J, Pellenq RJean-Marc
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume140
Issue5
PaginationArticle Number: 054515
Date PublishedFeb-07-2014
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0021-9606
Abstract

With shear interest in nanoporous materials, the ultraconfining interlayer spacing of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) provides an excellent medium to study reactivity, structure, and dynamic properties of water. In this paper, we present how substrate composition affects chemo-physical properties of water in ultraconfined hydrophilic media. This is achieved by performing molecular dynamics simulation on a set of 150 realistic models with different compositions of calcium and silicon contents. It is demonstrated that the substrate chemistry directly affects the structural properties of water molecules. The motion of confined water shows a multi-stage dynamics which is characteristic of supercooled liquids and glassy phases. Inhomogeneity in that dynamics is used to differentiate between mobile and immobile water molecules. Furthermore, it is shown that the mobility of water molecules is composition-dependent. Similar to the pressure-driven self-diffusivity anomaly observed in bulk water, we report the first study on composition-driven diffusion anomaly, the self diffusivity increases with increasing confined water density in C-S-H. Such anomalous behavior is explained by the decrease in the typical activation energy required for a water molecule to escape its dynamical cage. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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DOI10.1063/1.4864118
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