Effect of pressure on the phase behavior and structure of water confined between nanoscale hydrophobic and hydrophilic plates
Effect of pressure on the phase behavior and structure of water confined between nanoscale hydrophobic and hydrophilic plates
We perform systematic molecular dynamics simulations of water confined between two nanoscale plates at $T=300\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$. We investigate the effect of pressure $(\ensuremath{-}0.15\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{GPa}\ensuremath{\leqslant}P\ensuremath{\leqslant}0.2\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{GPa})$ and plate separation $(0.4\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{nm}\ensuremath{\leqslant}d\ensuremath{\leqslant}1.6\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{nm})$ on the phase behavior of water when the plates are either hydrophobic or hydrophilic. When water is confined between hydrophobic plates, capillary evaporation occurs …