Nanoscale hydrophobic interaction and nanobubble nucleation

T. Koishi, S. Yoo, K. Yasuoka, X. C. Zeng*, T. Narumi, R. Susukita, A. Kawai, H. Furusawa, A. Suenaga, N. Okimoto, N. Futatsugi, T. Ebisuzaki

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Abstract

Large-scale atomistic simulation of midrange nanoscale hydrophobic interaction, was investigated. The interaction was manifested by the nucleation of nanobubble between nanometer-sized hydrophobes at constrained equilibrium. It was observed that when the length scale of the hydrophobes was greater than 2 nm, the nanobubble formation shows hysteresis behavior resembling the first-order transition. The results show that molecular hydrphobic interaction between two methane molecules becomes slightly stronger with increasing temperature.
Original languageEnglish
Article number185701
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume93
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

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