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Aibara, Issei University of Tokushima
Katoh, Tatsuki University of Tokushima
Minamoto, Chihiro NIT Niihama College
Uwada, Takayuki Josai University
橋本, 修一 University of Tokushima|NIT Gunma College KAKEN研究者をさがす
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学術雑誌論文
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Liquid-liquid phase separation, a physical transition in which a homogeneous solution spontaneously demixes into two coexisting liquid phases, has been a key topic in the thermodynamics of two-component systems and may find applications in separation, drug delivery, and protein crystallization. Here we applied a microscale temperature gradient using optothermal heating of a gold nanoparticle to overcome the experimental difficulties inherent in homogeneous heating: we aimed at highlighting precise structural development by avoiding randomly nucleating/growing microdomains. In response to laser illumination, a single gold nanoparticle immersed in a binary mixture of aqueous 2,6-dimethylpiridine (lutidine) and N-isopropylpropionamide (NiPPA) was clearly sensitive to the phase transition of the surrounding liquid as demonstrated by light scattering signals, spectral red-shifts and bright-spot images. The local phase separation encapsulating the gold nanoparticle resulted in immediate formation and growth of an organic-rich droplet which was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Remarkably, the droplet was stable under a non-equilibrium steady-state heating condition because of strong thermal confinement. Microdroplet growth was ascribed to thermocapillary flow induced by a newly formed liquid-liquid interface around the hot gold nanoparticle. Based upon a tracer experiment and numerical simulation, it is deduced that the transport of solute to the high temperature area is driven by this thermocapillary flow. This study enhances our understanding of phase separation in binary mixtures induced by microscale temperature confinement.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ISSN
19327447
19327455
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AA1217589X
AA12192210
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ACS Publications
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4
開始ページ
2427
終了ページ
2438
発行日
2019-12-12
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09208.
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eng
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理工学系