Thermal properties and cold crystallization kinetics of deep eutectic solvents confined in nanopores

Abstract

Herein, the phase behaviors of both bulk and confined deep eutectic solvents in controlled pore glasses were first investigated. Glass transition, cold crystallization and melting behaviors alter significantly in the nanopores due to the size effect and interfacial interactions. Kinetic analysis of the crystallization reveals increased effective activation energies and pre-exponential factors under nanoconfinement.