Hydrogen-bond dynamics of water in C-S-H, the binding phase of Portland cement

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During the setting process of Portland cement, different mineral hydrates nucleate and grow, of which calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the most important binding phase. It is generally accepted that the poorly crystalline structure of C-S-H has layered disordered structure. Molecular modelling studies have reported the presence of confined water in the interlayer space and the external surfaces of C-S-H platelets. Despite these modelling advances, an experimental description of the water structure, dynamics and energetics within the different pores of C-S-H is still lacking. This proposal aims to elucidate the H-bond dynamics of water in C-S-H, using a well constrained synthesis protocol that allows accessing the different pores of the C-S-H structure. This study will be key to construct a complete picture of water structure and dynamics in the different pores of C-S-H.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.99691467
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/99691467
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Creator Mr Sylvain Campillo-Cressot; Dr Gabriel Cuello; Dr Svemir Rudic; Dr Alexander Van Driessche; Miss Zhanar Zhakiyeva; Dr Alejandro Fernandez Martinez
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2021
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Chemistry; Natural Sciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2018-11-23T09:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2018-11-26T09:38:26Z