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Concentration of nitrogen molecules needed by nitrogen nanobubbles existing in bulk water

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This paper investigates the stability of nitrogen nanobubbles under different concentrations of nitrogen molecules by molecular dynamics simulations. It is found that the stability of nanobubbles is very sensitive to the concentration of nitrogen molecules in water. A sharp transition between disperse states and assemble states of nitrogen molecules is observed when the concentration of nitrogen molecules is changed. The relevant critical concentration of nitrogen molecules needed by the existing nitrogen nanobubbles is analyzed.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P. R. China

    Meng Zhang  (张 萌) & Hai-ping Fang  (方海平)

  2. Institute of Systems Biology, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China

    Meng Zhang  (张 萌) & Yu-song Tu  (涂育松)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10825520 and 11105088) and the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 11YZ20)

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Zhang, M., Tu, Ys. & Fang, Hp. Concentration of nitrogen molecules needed by nitrogen nanobubbles existing in bulk water. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 34, 1433–1438 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-013-1757-x

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