Hindered water motions in hardened cement pastes investigated over broad time and length scales
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Hindered water motions in hardened cement pastes investigated over broad time and length scales. / Bordallo, Heloisa N.; Aldridge, Laurence P.; Fouquet, Peter; Pardo, Luis Carlos; Unruh, Tobias; Wuttke, Joachim; Yokaichiya, Fabiano.
In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 1, No. 10, 28.10.2009, p. 2154-2162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Hindered water motions in hardened cement pastes investigated over broad time and length scales
AU - Bordallo, Heloisa N.
AU - Aldridge, Laurence P.
AU - Fouquet, Peter
AU - Pardo, Luis Carlos
AU - Unruh, Tobias
AU - Wuttke, Joachim
AU - Yokaichiya, Fabiano
PY - 2009/10/28
Y1 - 2009/10/28
N2 - We investigated the dynamics of confined water in different hydrated cement pastes with minimized contributions of capillary water. It was found that the water motions are extremely reduced compared to those of bulk water. The onset of water mobility, which was modified by the local environment, was investigated with elastic temperature scans using the high-resolution neutron backscattering instrument SPHERES. Using a Cauchy-Lorenz distribution, the quasi-elastic signal observed in the spectra obtained by the backscattering spectrometer was analyzed, leading to the identification of rotational motions with relaxation times of 0.3 ns. Additionally, neutron spin echo (NSE) spectroscopy was used to measure the water diffusion over the local network of pores. The motions observed in the NSE time scale were characterized by diffusion constants ranging from 0.6 to 1.1 × 10 -9 m 2 s -1 most likely related to water molecules removed from the interface. In summary, our results indicate that the local diffusion observed in the gel pores of hardened cement pastes is on the order of that found in deeply supercooled water. Finally, the importance of the magnetic properties of cement pastes were discussed in relation to the observation of a quasi-elastic signal on the dried sample spectra measured using the time-of-flight spectrometer.
AB - We investigated the dynamics of confined water in different hydrated cement pastes with minimized contributions of capillary water. It was found that the water motions are extremely reduced compared to those of bulk water. The onset of water mobility, which was modified by the local environment, was investigated with elastic temperature scans using the high-resolution neutron backscattering instrument SPHERES. Using a Cauchy-Lorenz distribution, the quasi-elastic signal observed in the spectra obtained by the backscattering spectrometer was analyzed, leading to the identification of rotational motions with relaxation times of 0.3 ns. Additionally, neutron spin echo (NSE) spectroscopy was used to measure the water diffusion over the local network of pores. The motions observed in the NSE time scale were characterized by diffusion constants ranging from 0.6 to 1.1 × 10 -9 m 2 s -1 most likely related to water molecules removed from the interface. In summary, our results indicate that the local diffusion observed in the gel pores of hardened cement pastes is on the order of that found in deeply supercooled water. Finally, the importance of the magnetic properties of cement pastes were discussed in relation to the observation of a quasi-elastic signal on the dried sample spectra measured using the time-of-flight spectrometer.
KW - cement paste
KW - magnetic relaxation
KW - neutron scattering
KW - pore structure
KW - water diffusion
KW - water dynamics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78449262846&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/am900332n
DO - 10.1021/am900332n
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:78449262846
VL - 1
SP - 2154
EP - 2162
JO - ACS applied materials & interfaces
JF - ACS applied materials & interfaces
SN - 1944-8244
IS - 10
ER -
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