Table 1 The two different simulated passivations.

From: Improved oil recovery in nanopores: NanoIOR

Label

Diameter (Å)

SiOH terminations

Si(OH) 2 terminations

SiOSi terminations

SiOH-Rich

39.42

6.65%

44.50%

48.86%

SiOSi-Rich

36.45

30.76%

4.60%

65.71%

  1. SiOH-Rich as a more hydrophilic character, whereas the SiOSi-Rich is less hydrophilic.