Phase Behavior of Two-Dimensional Water Confined in Graphene Nanocapillaries

Dr. YinBo Zhu is an Associate Research Fellow at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research activities chiefly focus on the mechanical behavior and design of micro- and nanostructural materials, two-dimensional water, and mass transfer under nano-confinement. Dr. Zhu completed his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics at North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power in 2013, and completed his Ph.D. (advisor: Prof. HengAn Wu) in Solid Mechanics at the Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, in 2017. He was subsequently a Postdoctoral Fellow (under the supervision of Prof. HengAn Wu) at the Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, from 2017 to 2019, prior to assuming his current position.

Introduction.- Monolayer square-like ice between two graphene sheets.- Superheating of monolayer ice in graphene nanocapillaries.- AB-stacking bilayer square-like ice in graphene nanocapillaries.- AA-stacking bilayer ice in graphene nanocapillaries.- Trilayer ice in graphene nanocapillaries.- Compression limit of 2D water confined in graphene nanocapillaries.- Summary and future work.- Appendix A: Mechanical design on graphene-based materials.