Abstract
We present a quasi-elastic neutron scattering study of water dynamics confined in a model clay system, a synthetic hectorite with Na+ compensating counterions. As shown by water adsorption gravimetry and neutron/X-ray diffraction, the clay system has, unlike its natural counterparts, very well-defined swelling characteristics, with a clear appearance of a monohydrated and a bihydrated state. This simplifies to a great extent neutron scattering analysis and interpretation. Initially, microscopic relaxation times as well as long-range self-diffusion coefficients for water in Na-hectorite at ambient temperature are determined using the time-of-flight (TOF) and neutron spin echo (NSE) neutron scattering techniques, applying a simple model of isotropic (three-dimensional) translational diffusion. Results from the two techniques are in excellent agreement, giving diffusion coefficient of approximately 1.5 × 10-10 m 2 s-1 and 4.5 × 10-10 m 2 s-1 for the monohydrated and bihydrated state, respectively. Concentrat...
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