单个纳米粒子对聚合物结晶行为的影响

采用粗粒化模型,应用分子动力学方法研究了单个纳米粒子对聚合物结晶行为的影响.通过改变纳米粒子与聚合物单体之间作用方式(吸引作用或排斥作用)、纳米粒子与聚合物单体之间作用强度和聚合物分子链的长度,计算整个系统和局部区域的有序参数,研究了三个不同因素下纳米粒子对聚合物结晶行为的不同影响.研究表明,在聚合物基体中添加单个纳米粒子,纳米粒子对整个系统的结晶影响不明显,但是纳米粒子对其周围聚合物单体的结晶存在局部强化作用.当纳米粒子与聚合物单体之间为吸引作用且作用强度较大时,纳米粒子对聚合物结晶表现出明显的局部强化作用,聚合物分子链长度也有着一定的影响,在较大吸引作用强度下,长链样本比短链样本有着更为显著的局部强化作用.     

摩擦导致的聚合物表层微观结构改变

应用大规模分子动力学方法, 模拟了锥形探头在非晶态聚合物薄膜表面的滑动摩擦过程, 研究了摩擦导致的聚合物薄膜表层微观结构改变, 以及探头与基体间黏着作用、滑动速度和分子链长度对基体表层微观结构改变的影响. 当探头与基体之间为黏着作用时, 摩擦导致基体表面滑痕区域的键取向沿滑动方向重新取向, 导致表层分子链回转半径沿滑动方向伸长, 并且这些表层微观结构的改变程度随滑动速度的减小而增大. 在摩擦导致结构改变的过程中, 链端单体和链中单体的贡献作用不同, 形成了不同的分子链拉伸变形机制. 当样本缠结度较大或探头滑动速度较小时, 相比于链中单体, 探头对链端单体的拖曳作用使更多分子链发生拉伸变形. 研究还发现, 在探头与聚合物薄膜系统中, 使薄膜表层微观结构发生改变是摩擦能量耗散的重要途径.     

液晶聚合物/柔性链聚合物共混体系相分离形态

利用元胞动力学方法在二维情况下对浓度、取向序参量的含时Ginzberg Landau方程进行数值求解 ,研究了液晶聚合物 /柔性链聚合物共混体系的相分离动力学 ,考察了浓度、取向有序过程的耦合对相分离形态的影响 .结果表明 ,此耦合作用对相分离的时间进程以及相分离图样的空间排布都有影响 .液晶聚合物的取向有序相当于增加了两组分间的不相容性而促进两相分离 ;两个序参量在热力学方面的耦合使液晶聚合物趋向于沿着界面方向取向 ,而动力学方面的耦合使液晶聚合物分子沿着其取向方向扩散 ,相分离图样的空间排布由这两种效应共同决定 .通过极化率张量的定义用数值方法模拟得到了相分离体系的小角光散射图样 ,结果表明 ,散射强度分布具有方位角依赖性 ,它是由浓度、取向序参量的空间变化共同决定的 .     

链间耦合对极化子非弹性散射性质的影响

基于一维紧束缚的Su-Schreiffer-Heeger模型, 采用非绝热动力学方法, 研究了链间耦合对聚合物中极化子对非弹性散射性质的影响: 激子的产生依赖于链间耦合, 随着耦合强度的增加, 正负极化子对的电子波函数交叠增强, 利于提高激子的产率; 当耦合区域是极化子的宽度时, 正负极化子对波函数的耦合最充分、耦合最强, 电荷跃迁更容易, 激子产率最大. 关键词： 聚合物 极化子 激子     

活性浴中非活性棒的扩散动力学模拟研究：非单调尺寸依赖和反常平动-转动耦合

本文采用Langevin动力学模拟二维刚性棒状示踪粒子在活性浴中的扩散动力学,主要关注示踪粒子平动(转动)扩散系数随其棒长和背景粒子的活性强度如何变化. 本文发现示踪粒子在小时间尺度显示出超扩散行为,并在大时间尺度下恢复到正常扩散,同时平动扩散系数和转动扩散系数均随背景粒子的活性强度增加单调增加,但呈现出与棒长的非单调依赖. 在研究棒的平动-转动耦合时发现这种平衡系统中不存在反直觉现象,即棒在一定参数下会表现出负的平动-转动耦合,表明示踪粒子在平行于棒方向上的扩散比在垂直方向上更慢. 这种异常(扩散)行为随背景粒子的活性强度增加具有重入行为,表明背景粒子的活性导致了两种扩散行为存在竞争关系的效应.     

活性浴中非活性棒的扩散动力学模拟研究:非单调尺寸依赖和反常平动-转动耦合（英文）

本文采用Langevin动力学模拟二维刚性棒状示踪粒子在活性浴中的扩散动力学,主要关注示踪粒子平动(转动)扩散系数随其棒长和背景粒子的活性强度如何变化.本文发现示踪粒子在小时间尺度显示出超扩散行为,并在大时间尺度下恢复到正常扩散,同时平动扩散系数和转动扩散系数均随背景粒子的活性强度增加单调增加,但呈现出与棒长的非单调依赖.在研究棒的平动-转动耦合时发现这种平衡系统中不存在反直觉现象,即棒在一定参数下会表现出负的平动-转动耦合,表明示踪粒子在平行于棒方向上的扩散比在垂直方向上更慢.这种异常(扩散)行为随背景粒子的活性强度增加具有重入行为,表明背景粒子的活性导致了两种扩散行为存在竞争关系的效应.     

二分量胶体悬浮系统的短时间动力学

研究了二分量带电粒子悬浮系统的短时间平动和转动自扩散系数.由于存在静电相互作用和流体力学作用,扩散系数与两种粒子的尺寸比,它们的体积分数,以及所带的有效电荷都有关.计入了流体力学相互作用对扩散张量的二体贡献和首项三体贡献.计算结果表明,流体力学作用对于带电粒子系统的影响要小于它对硬球粒子系统的影响.扩散系数随两种粒子的尺寸比和它们的体积分数变化的关系可以用有效硬球模型来解释,而其定性结果与实验相符合.     

二分量胶体悬浮系统的短时间动力学

研究了二分量带电粒子悬浮系统的短时间平动和转动自扩散系数.由于存在静电相互作用和流体力学作用,扩散系数与两种粒子的尺寸比,它们的体积分数,以及所带的有效电荷都有关.计入了流体力学相互作用对扩散张量的二体贡献和首项三体贡献.计算结果表明,流体力学作用对于带电粒子系统的影响要小于它对硬球粒子系统的影响.扩散系数随两种粒子的尺寸比和它们的体积分数变化的关系可以用有效硬球模型来解释,而其定性结果与实验相符合.     

激子旋转弛豫对低掺杂卟啉侧链聚合物荧光衰变过程的影响

利用激子旋转扩散理论研究了一类低掺杂卟啉侧链聚合物中卟啉侧链基团的旋转对其发光动力学过程的影响.研究表明,卟啉侧链基团的旋转行为是导致激发态无辐射能量弛豫的重要途径.基团旋转越容易,能量弛豫速度越快,这可导致一个快速的荧光衰变动力学过程.在卟啉低掺杂浓度和聚合物分子链间距离较大的情况下,卟啉侧链基团的旋转成为影响荧光寿命和发光效率的主要因素.对实验测得的两种样品的荧光弛豫过程进行了拟合,理论结果与实验结果符合较好. 关键词： 激子旋转弛豫 瞬态荧光 卟啉侧链聚合物     

混沌微扰导致的量子退相干

研究了无限深势阱内两个粒子的耦合导致的量子退相干和量子行为趋近于经典混沌运动的过程．当一个粒子的质量减小时,它对另外一个粒子经典混沌扩散的影响逐渐减小．强混沌机理使得轻粒子的作用类似于噪声,从而有效得抑制另外一个粒子的量子相干性．轻粒子的退相干效应随着有效普朗克常数的减小逐渐增强．在这个过程中,另外一个粒子的量子扩散从动力学局域化行为逐渐过渡到经典极限．当有效普朗克常数足够小时。它的量子扩散与经典混沌扩散相符合．该粒子的线性墒随时间演化迅速趋近于饱和值,并且饱和值随着有效普朗克常数减小以指数函数形式从零趋近于l.     

氢及其同位素在聚苯乙烯与Cu界面的扩散

为了探索气体在固体表面高分子链中的扩散,使用分子动力学（MD）的方法,对H2,D2,T2在聚苯乙烯与金属铜（PS-Cu）界面的扩散进行了计算模拟,通过所得到气体的均方位移计算了气体在不同金属表面与聚苯乙烯界面中的扩散系数。结果显示:气体在界面的扩散系数比在聚苯乙烯本体中的扩散系数小,气体在PS-Cu(110)界面的扩散系数最大,在PS-Cu(111)界面的扩散系数最小。计算和分析了PS与金属表面的相互作用,发现其相互作用能越大,气体在此界面的扩散系数越小。同时,金属表面的晶面密度对气体在界面中的扩散也有一定的影响。     

Cation transport in polymer electrolytes: a microscopic approach

A microscopic theory for cation diffusion in polymer electrolytes is presented. Based on a thorough analysis of molecular dynamics simulations on poly(ethylene) oxide with LiBF4, the mechanisms of cation dynamics are characterized. Cation jumps between polymer chains can be identified as renewal processes. This allows us to obtain an explicit expression for the lithium ion diffusion constant DLi by invoking polymer-specific properties such as the Rouse dynamics. This extends previous phenomenological and numerical approaches. In particular, the chain length dependence of DLi can be predicted and compared with experimental data. This dependence can be fully understood without referring to entanglement effects.     

Diffusion of nanoparticles in a rarefied gas

It is suggested to describe the diffusion of nanoparticles in rarefied gases in terms of the kinetic theory. For this purpose, the potential of interaction between a carrier gas molecule and a dispersed particle is constructed by summing the interactions of the given gas molecule with all atoms (molecules) of the dispersed particle. With this potential, a formula for the diffusion coefficient of the dispersed nanoparticle is derived. The dependence of the diffusion coefficient on the radius and temperature is studied. Analytical results are compared with experimental data. The well-known experimental Cunningham-Millikan correlation is shown to apply only in the range of near-room temperatures, for which the parameters of this correlation were determined.     

Some New Features of Linear Theory for Describing Non-linear Diffusion

The non-linear flux equation, the non-linear Fokker-Planck equation (or Smoluchowski equation), and the non-linear Langiven equation are the basicequations for describing particle diffusion in non-ideal system subjected totime-dependent external fields. Nevertheless, the exact solution of thoseequations is still a challenge because of their inherent complexity of thenon-linear mathematics. Li et al. found that, based on the defined apparentvariables, the non-linear Fokker-Planck equation and the non-linear flux equation could be transformed to linear forms under the condition of strong friction limit or local equilibrium assumption. In this paper, some new features of the theory were found: (i) The linear flux equation for describing non-linear diffusion can be obtained from the irreversible thermodynamic theory; (ii) The linear non-steady state diffusion equation for describing non-linear diffusion of the non-steady state, which was described by the non-linear Fokker-Planck equation, can be derived more consistently from the microscopic molecular statistical theory; (iii) In the theory, thenon-linear Langiven equation also bears a linear form; (iv) For some special cases, e.g. diffusion in a periodic total potential system, the local equilibrium assumption or the strong friction limit is not required in establishing the linear theory for describing non-linear diffusion, so the linear theory may be important in the study of Brown motor.     

Diffusive model of protein folding dynamics with Kramers turnover in rate

We study the folding kinetics of a three-helix bundle protein using a coarse polymer model. The folding dynamics can be accurately represented by one-dimensional diffusion along a reaction coordinate selected to capture the transition state. By varying the solvent friction, we show that position-dependent diffusion coefficients are determined by microscopic transitions on a rough energy landscape. A maximum in the folding rate at intermediate friction is explained by "Kramers turnover" in these microscopic dynamics that modulates the rate via the diffusion coefficient; overall folding remains diffusive even close to zero friction. For water friction, we find that the "attempt frequency" (or "speed limit") in a Kramers model of folding is about 2 micros-1, with an activation barrier of about 2kBT, and a folding transition path duration of approximately equal to 100 ns, 2 orders of magnitude less than the folding time of approximately equal to 10 micros.     

Shannon Entropy and Diffusion Coefficient in Parity-Time Symmetric Quantum Walks

Non-Hermitian topological edge states have many intriguing properties, however, to date, they have mainly been discussed in terms of bulk–boundary correspondence. Here, we propose using a bulk property of diffusion coefficients for probing the topological states and exploring their dynamics. The diffusion coefficient was found to show unique features with the topological phase transitions driven by parity–time (PT)-symmetric non-Hermitian discrete-time quantum walks as well as by Hermitian ones, despite the fact that artificial boundaries are not constructed by an inhomogeneous quantum walk. For a Hermitian system, a turning point and abrupt change appears in the diffusion coefficient when the system is approaching the topological phase transition, while it remains stable in the trivial topological state. For a non-Hermitian system, except for the feature associated with the topological transition, the diffusion coefficient in the PT-symmetric-broken phase demonstrates an abrupt change with a peak structure. In addition, the Shannon entropy of the quantum walk is found to exhibit a direct correlation with the diffusion coefficient. The numerical results presented herein may open up a new avenue for studying the topological state in non-Hermitian quantum walk systems.     

Melting evolution and diffusion behavior of vanadium nanoparticles

Molecular dynamics calculations have been performed to study the melting evolution, atomic diffusion and vibrational behavior of bcc metal vanadium nanoparticles with the number of atoms ranging from 537 to 28475 (diameters around 2–9 nm). The interactions between atoms are described using an analytic embedded-atom method. The obtained results reveal that the melting temperatures of nanoparticles are inversely proportional to the reciprocal of the nanoparticle size, and are in good agreement with the predictions of the thermodynamic liquid-drop model. The melting process can be described as occurring in two stages, firstly the stepwise premelting of the surface layer with a thickness of 2–3 times the perfect lattice constant, and then the abrupt overall melting of the whole cluster. The heats of fusion of nanoparticles are also inversely proportional to the reciprocal of the nanoparticle size. The diffusion is mainly localized to the surface layer at low temperatures and increases with the reduction of nanoparticle size, with the temperature being held constant. The radial mean square vibration amplitude (RMSVA) is developed to study the anharmonic effect on surface shells.     

Mode-coupling theory for structural and conformational dynamics of polymer melts

A mode-coupling theory for dense polymeric systems is developed which unifyingly incorporates the segmental cage effect relevant for structural slowing down and polymer chain conformational degrees of freedom. An ideal glass transition of polymer melts is predicted which becomes molecular-weight independent for large molecules. The theory provides a microscopic justification for the use of the Rouse theory in polymer melts, and the results for Rouse-mode correlators and mean-squared displacements are in good agreement with computer simulation results.     

Diffusion of 1,2,3-Benzotriazole as a Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor through Common Polymer Films Using the Molecular Dynamics Simulation Method

Diffusion of 1,2,3-benzotriazole (BT), as one of the volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCI) for copper and steel, through several polymers was investigated using molecular dynamics simulation (MD). MD were performed by employing the COMPASS force field to estimate the diffusivity of BT through polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and Nylon 6 as potential hosts for anticorrosion film packaging purposes. The diffusion coefficients (D) of BT in these polymers were calculated by constructing an amorphous cell, each containing BT and one of these polymers. After constructing the cell, a molecular dynamics simulation was performed to calculate the mean square displacement of the BT molecule. Simulation results showed that BT can diffuse through PVC easier than the other polymers. Among these hosts the Nylon 6 had the lowest D value, implying that this polymer can maintain BT for a long time. The temperature dependence of diffusion through PE, as the most common VCI film, was studied and the activation energy (Q_d) and pre-exponential diffusion coefficient (D₀) in Arrhenius equation were calculated.     

聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物的分子动力学模拟研究

通过分子动力学模拟对聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物的结构、极化率和红外光谱、热力学性质、力学特性进行计算, 分析其随模拟温度和银颗粒尺寸的变化规律. 模拟结果表明: 聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物为各向同性的无定形结构, 温度升高可提高银纳米颗粒的分散均匀性; 银纳米颗粒表面多个原子层呈现无定形状态, 并在银颗粒和聚乙烯基体的界面形成电极化层, 界面区域随颗粒尺寸和温度的增加分别减小和增加; 与聚乙烯体系相比, 聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物的极化率高很多, 且随温度的升高和银颗粒尺寸的减小而增大; 银颗粒尺寸直接影响界面电偶极矩的强度和振动频率, 红外光谱峰强度和峰位随颗粒尺寸发生变化; 聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物具有比聚乙烯体系更高的等容热容和与聚乙烯体系相反的负值热压力系数, 热容随颗粒尺寸的变化较小, 但随温度的升高而明显减小, 具有显著的温度效应; 热压力系数随温度的变化较小, 但随颗粒尺寸的增加而减小, 具有明显的尺度效应, 温度稳定性更好; 聚乙烯/银纳米颗粒复合物的力学特性表现出各向同性材料的弹性常数张量, 具有比聚乙烯体系更高的杨氏模量和泊松比, 并且都随温度的升高和银颗粒尺寸的增大而减小, 加入银纳米颗粒可有效改善聚乙烯的力学性质. 关键词： 分子动力学模拟 聚合物纳米复合物 纳米颗粒