The Structure of Confined Oxygen in Silica Xerogels
- 20 January 1995
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 267 (5196) , 369-371
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.267.5196.369
Abstract
The microscopic structure of oxygen confined in silica xerogels has been studied as a function of temperature. In large pores, a crystalline solid forms with a structure consistent with that of the bulk. The size of the crystallites is much larger than the pore size, indicating that cooperative effects among pores are important in freezing. As the pore size is decreased, a crossover occurs where solidification results in an amorphous phase in the pores. The resulting amorphous phase is solid but is less ordered than the liquid phase.Keywords
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