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| author | Chen, Ching-Hsiu Hsu, Wei-Hao Oishi-Tomiyasu, Ryoko Lee, Chi-Cheng Chu, Ming-Wen Hwang, Ing-Shouh |
| author_facet | Chen, Ching-Hsiu Hsu, Wei-Hao Oishi-Tomiyasu, Ryoko Lee, Chi-Cheng Chu, Ming-Wen Hwang, Ing-Shouh |
| contents | Water hydrogen bonding is extremely versatile; approximately 20 ice structures and several types of clathrate hydrate structures have been identified. These crystalline water structures form at temperatures below room temperature and/or at high pressure. We used transmission electron microscopy to study a new crystalline water structure in a clathrate state that is prepared by sandwiching gas-supersaturated water between graphene layers under ambient conditions. In this clathrate state, water molecules form a three-dimensional hydrogen bonding network that encloses gas-filled cages 2-4 nm in size. We derived the crystalline water structure by recording and analyzing electron diffraction patterns and performing first-principles calculations. The structure consists purely of pentagonal rings and has a topology similar to that of water ice XVII. The study proposed a mechanism for the formation of the clathrate state. The present results improve the understanding of interactions among water and small nonpolar molecules and offer novel insights into the local structures of ambient liquid water. |
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| spellingShingle | Crystalline Water Structure in Room-Temperature Clathrate State: Hydrogen-Bonded Pentagonal Rings Chen, Ching-Hsiu Hsu, Wei-Hao Oishi-Tomiyasu, Ryoko Lee, Chi-Cheng Chu, Ming-Wen Hwang, Ing-Shouh Materials Science Water hydrogen bonding is extremely versatile; approximately 20 ice structures and several types of clathrate hydrate structures have been identified. These crystalline water structures form at temperatures below room temperature and/or at high pressure. We used transmission electron microscopy to study a new crystalline water structure in a clathrate state that is prepared by sandwiching gas-supersaturated water between graphene layers under ambient conditions. In this clathrate state, water molecules form a three-dimensional hydrogen bonding network that encloses gas-filled cages 2-4 nm in size. We derived the crystalline water structure by recording and analyzing electron diffraction patterns and performing first-principles calculations. The structure consists purely of pentagonal rings and has a topology similar to that of water ice XVII. The study proposed a mechanism for the formation of the clathrate state. The present results improve the understanding of interactions among water and small nonpolar molecules and offer novel insights into the local structures of ambient liquid water. |
| title | Crystalline Water Structure in Room-Temperature Clathrate State: Hydrogen-Bonded Pentagonal Rings |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.00415 |