TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamics of water in NaxCoO2·yH2O
AU - Jalarvo, Niina
AU - Bordallo, Heloisa N.
AU - Aliouane, Nadir
AU - Adams, Mark A.
AU - Pieper, Jörg
AU - Argyriou, Dimitri N.
PY - 2008/1/24
Y1 - 2008/1/24
N2 - Incoherent inelastic neutron scattering experiments were performed on Na0.7CoO2 and Na0.28CoO2·1. 3H2O in order to understand how the dynamics of the hydrogen-bond network of water is modified in the triangular crystalline lattice Na xCoO2·yH2O. Using quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS), we were able to differentiate between two types of proton dynamics: a fast process (due to water strongly bound into the sodium cobalt oxyhydrate structure during the hydration process) and a slow process (likely attributable to a collective motion). High-resolution QENS experiments, carried out on Na0.28CoO2·1.3H2O, show that, at temperatures above 310 K, the water dynamics can be well-described by a random jump diffusion model characterized by a diffusion constant equal to 0.9 × 10-9m2/ s, which is significantly lower than the rate of diffusion for bulk water. Furthermore, our results indicate that, at room temperature, the sodium ions have no influence on the rotational dynamics of the "fast" water molecules.
AB - Incoherent inelastic neutron scattering experiments were performed on Na0.7CoO2 and Na0.28CoO2·1. 3H2O in order to understand how the dynamics of the hydrogen-bond network of water is modified in the triangular crystalline lattice Na xCoO2·yH2O. Using quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS), we were able to differentiate between two types of proton dynamics: a fast process (due to water strongly bound into the sodium cobalt oxyhydrate structure during the hydration process) and a slow process (likely attributable to a collective motion). High-resolution QENS experiments, carried out on Na0.28CoO2·1.3H2O, show that, at temperatures above 310 K, the water dynamics can be well-described by a random jump diffusion model characterized by a diffusion constant equal to 0.9 × 10-9m2/ s, which is significantly lower than the rate of diffusion for bulk water. Furthermore, our results indicate that, at room temperature, the sodium ions have no influence on the rotational dynamics of the "fast" water molecules.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp074398y
DO - 10.1021/jp074398y
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18092769
AN - SCOPUS:38949163630
SN - 1520-6106
VL - 112
SP - 703
EP - 709
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces & Biophysical
IS - 3
ER -