We present a review of experimental, theoretical, and molecular simulation studies of
confinement effects on freezing and melting. We consider both simple and more complex …

A review of experimental work on freezing and melting in confinement is presented. A range
of systems, from metal oxide gels to porous glasses to novel nanoporous materials, is …

Ionic liquids are emerging as important materials for applications in electrochemical devices,
green chemistry etc. For device applications, ionic liquids are generally, either incorporated …

The method that is today typically called ''NMR cryoporometry” was developed roughly
simultaneously and in an apparently independent way by four different research groups [1 …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) cryoporometry is a technique for non-destructively
determining pore size distributions in porous media through the observation of the …

This review presents the state of the art of molecular simulation and theory of adsorption,
intrusion and freezing in porous silica. Both silica pores of a simple geometry and …

Thermoporometry is a calorimetric method for characterizing pore structure from the melting
or freezing point depression of a liquid confined in a pore, by reason of the added …

Thermal energy storage (TES) will play an essential role in the push toward efficient,
electrified buildings, and phase change materials (PCMs) offer a high potential to fill that …

A transverse dynamic force microscope, more commonly known as shear force microscope,
has been used to investigate confined water films under shear. A cylindrically tapered glass …

A review is given of the pore characterization of carbonaceous materials, including activated
carbon, carbon fibres, carbon nanotubes, etc., using adsorption techniques. Since the pores …