聚皂凝胶对直流电场作用的响应

研究了三种聚皂凝胶在直流电场下的响应．这三种凝胶在直接接触电场下,在阳极端发生消溶涨,而在非直接接触电场下形状发生显著的弯曲这些响应均随电场电压的升高而增强．聚皂凝胶在电场下产生响应的驱动力,除了因离子迁移产生的渗透压差外,疏水相互作用也是驱动力之一.     

Orientation and Dynamics of ZnO Nanorod Liquid Crystals in Electric Fields

ZnO nanorod polymer hybrids (i.e., ZnO nanorods coated with a block copolymer with a short anchor block (dopamine) and a longer solubilizing block of polystyrene (PS)) form liquid crystalline (LC) phases if they are dispersed at high concentration e.g., in a PS oligomer matrix. Due to the high mobility of the low T_g‐matrix the nanorod polymer hybrids show a switching behavior under an applied AC electric field. Hence, the orientation of the nanorod mesogens can be changed from planar (parallel to the substrate) to homeotropic (perpendicular) in full analogy to the switching of low molecular liquid crystals in an electric field. Dielectric measurements show that such a switching is mainly due to the cooperative LC behavior, because the rods themselves exhibit only a very small effective dipole moment. The process can be investigated by polarizing microscopy. SEM images show the orientations of the individual nanorods, which correspond to the Fredericks transition well known for liquid crystals aligned in an electric field. This was the first time such a transition could be visualized by electron microscopy due to the large nanorod mesogens. The observation is interesting to orient nanorods perpendicular to an electrode and can help to improve optoelectronic devices.

     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Demulsification of O/W Emulsion under Pulsed Electric Field

A bidirectional pulsed electric field (BPEF) method is considered a simple and novel technique to demulsify O/W emulsions. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to investigate the transformation and aggregation behavior of oil droplets in O/W emulsion under BPEF. Then, the effect of surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) on the demulsification of O/W emulsion was investigated. The simulation results showed that the oil droplets transformed and moved along the direction of the electric field. SDS molecules can shorten the aggregation time of oil droplets in O/W emulsion. The electrostatic potential distribution on the surface of the oil droplet, the elongation length of the oil droplets, and the mean square displacement (MSD) of SDS and asphaltene molecules under an electric field were calculated to explain the aggregation of oil droplets under the simulated pulsed electric field. The simulation also showed that the two oil droplets with opposite charges have no obvious effect on the aggregation of the oil droplets. However, van der Waals interactions between oil droplets was the main factor in the aggregation.     

Capillary Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins under the Control of Radial Electric Field

Incapillaryelectrophoresis(CE)ofproteins,walladsorptionmayleadtoseriousetficiencylossorevennopeakdetected.AlthoughsuchadsorptioncanbesuppressedbypertbrmingtheseparationatanextremePH(<2or>II),deactivatingthecapillarywall,orusingspecialbutTeradditives'-',theyarenotsuitablefordynamiccontrol.Since1994,wehavestartedtoinvestigatesomephysicalapproachessuchasmagneticfieldInodulation.electricfieldregulationandultrasonicvibration.Asaconsequence.theelectricfieldregulationwasfoundtobepromiseandexplored…     

Simulation of the Mechanical Unfolding of the Ubiquitin by Pulling in Different Directions with Constant Speed

Mechanical extension of the ubiquitin with constant speed in five different directions is simulated on coarse-grained Go-like and all-atom models. The anisotropy of the mechanical resistance of the protein is observed in agreement with experimental data. Differences and similarities between the results obtained for two models are discussed. It is shown that the unfolding begins from the rupture of contacts between residues located in the vicinity of points of the external load application.     

Redox and Conformational Equilibria and Dynamics of Cytochrome c at High Electric Fields

Cytochrome c (Cyt‐c) adsorbed in the electrical double layer of the Ag electrode/electrolyte interface has been studied by stationary and time‐resolved surface‐enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy to analyse the effect of strong electric fields on structure and reaction equilibria and dynamics of the protein. In the potential range between +0.1 and ?0.55 V (versus saturated calomel electrode), the adsorbed Cyt‐c forms a potential‐dependent reversible equilibrium between the native state B1 and a conformational state B2. The redox potentials of the bis‐histidine‐coordinated six‐coordinated low‐spin and five‐coordinated high‐spin substates of B2 were determined to be ?0.425 and ?0.385 V, respectively, whereas the additional six‐coordinated aquo‐histidine‐coordinated high‐spin substate was found to be redox‐inactive. The redox potential for the conformational state B1 was found to be the same as in solution in agreement with the structural identity of the adsorbed B1 and the native Cyt‐c. For all three redox‐active species, the formal heterogeneous electron transfer rate constants are small and of the same order of magnitude (3–13 s^?1), which implies that the rate‐limiting step is largely independent of the redox‐site structure. These findings, as well as the slow and potential‐dependent transitions between the various conformational (sub‐)states, can be rationalized in terms of an electric field‐induced increase of the activation energy for proton‐transfer steps linked to protein structural reorganisation. Further increasing the electric field strength by shifting the electrode potential above +0.1 V leads to irreversible structural changes that are attributed to an unfolding of the polypeptide chain.     

脉冲电场O/W乳状液破乳的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学方法研究了水包油(O/W)型乳状液体系中重油油滴在脉冲电场中的聚集行为.通过改变电场占空比的模拟参数,探讨了一定电场强度下的油滴聚集行为,以及电场破乳时电场强度参数与占空比参数之间的联系.同时利用静电势分布、相互作用势能以及结合构象统计等分析方法,从微观角度说明在电场作用下油滴的电荷分布与聚集机制.模拟结果表明,在近0.40～0.75 V/nm范围内电场强度下,距离一定的重油滴聚集,低电场强度可通过增加占空比促使油滴聚集,且占空比随电场强度的增大而减小;油滴在电场中发生形变,油滴电荷出现两极化分布,带负电沥青质分子引导油滴朝电场反方向移动;无电场下聚集过程中沥青质处于两油滴界面,范德华作用力为油滴聚集的主要作用力,同时油滴界面沥青质分子与周围分子形成π-π结合构象,增强了油滴间的相互作用力.     

外电场下氮化铝分子结构和光谱研究

以6-311＋G(2DF)为基函数, 采用密度泛函B3P86的方法研究了外电场作用下氮化铝(AlN)基态分子的几何结构、HOMO能级、LUMO能级、能隙及谐振频率. 结果表明, 外电场的大小和方向对AlN分子基态的这些性质有明显影响. 在所加的电场范围内, 随着外电场的增大分子键长减小, 谐振频率增大, 总能量升高, 在F＝0.02 a.u.时能量达到最大, 为－297.4217 a.u., 此后继续增大电场强度, 系统总能量则开始降低; EH 和EL 随着电场的增加均逐渐增大, 在 F＝0.01 a.u.时, EH 和EL均取得最大值, 分别为－0.2776和－0.0828 a.u., 随着电场的继续增大, 能级EH和EL均逐渐减小, 而能隙在外电场增大的过程中始终处于减小趋势.     

Simulations of Electric Field Induced Lamellar Alignment in Block Copolymers in the Presence of Selective Electrodes

Computer simulations have been performed for electric field induced parallel‐perpendicular lamellar phase transition in the presence of electrodes. The simulations are based on the dynamic density functional theory. Here we provide the extension of earlier work in two dimensions (2D) to three dimensions (3D). The result is a vivid picture of the transitions through defect creation and collision.

Observed change in lamellar alignment with applied electric field.     

径向电场调制毛细管电泳法用于蛋白质分离

利用自制的双向电场控制毛细管电泳新系统,考察了蛋白质的分离情况.结果发现,在低pH值下,通过施加径向电场,不仅可改变电渗流的大小和方向,而且能抑制蛋白质的吸附,进而实现对蛋白质分离效率和分离速度的调控.研究结果表明,可通过物理化学方法实现毛细管电泳的动态或随机调控,这对许多生物样品分离有实际意义.     

电场下离子型聚合物复合囊泡结构变化的分子动力学模拟

利用粗粒化分子动力学模拟研究了电场作用下离子型聚合物复合囊泡形变与破裂的过程.定量分析了囊泡破裂过程中的结构变化,包括囊泡的形变程度、破裂速度、组分分布以及破裂后的结构.研究表明,电场强度较弱时,囊泡表面所吸附的聚电解质首先脱落,囊泡由球形结构转变为椭球结构.随着电场强度增大,离聚物的离子侧基发生重新排布,囊泡表面电荷的有序结构被破坏,导致囊泡的结构无法维持而破裂,囊泡塌缩,分裂形成离聚物团簇,并进一步破裂为小尺寸的离聚物聚集体,均匀分散于溶液中.本文利用分子动力学模拟明确了电场中离子型高分子复合囊泡破裂过程的分子机理,为药物释放技术的优化及发展提供了理论支持.     

分子动力学模拟研究外电场对咪唑类离子液体振动谱的影响

本文利用分子动力学模拟研究了外电场对咪唑类离子液体1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐(EMIMPF₆)从0到4000 cm⁻¹范围内振动谱的影响。研究结果表明,在没有外电场时利用分子动力学模拟计算得到的从400到4000 cm⁻¹的振动带可以重现实验测得的谱。当外电场从0到9 V·nm⁻¹变化时,在50.0和199.8 cm⁻¹处的振动带强度持续增强然后趋于饱和,而从400到4000 cm⁻¹的振动带强度明显减弱并最终消失。此外,在外电场从0变到2 V·nm⁻¹时,50.0 cm⁻¹的振动带红移了16.7 cm⁻¹,然后当外电场变化到3 V·nm⁻¹及更大时,该振动带红移增大到33.3 cm⁻¹。在外电场从0变到3 V·nm⁻¹时,3396.6 cm⁻¹的振动带红移大约16.7 cm⁻¹,然后当外电场增大到4 V·nm⁻¹甚至更大时,该振动带红移33.3 cm⁻¹,但是从0到4000 cm⁻¹的其他振动带的位置几乎没有变化。基于对模拟结果和先前报道文献的进一步分析,对于50.0 cm⁻¹的振动带,增加的外电场增强了阳离子和阴离子之间的极性使阳离子和阴离子间的偶极矩增大,因此该振动带的强度不断增大然后达到饱和。对于199.8 cm⁻¹的振动带增加的外电场增强了乙基链的扭转,使该振动带的强度增大并达到饱和。对于从400到4000 cm⁻¹的其他振动带,增加的外电场使EMIMPF₆中的阳离子和阴离子的取向更一致,并且可以推测这种更一致的取向可能会削弱振动带的强度甚至使它们消失。50.0 cm⁻¹处振动带的红移可能是由于外电场破坏了EMIMPF₆内部的静电场分布进而减弱了阳离子和阴离子间的相互作用。3396.6 cm⁻¹处振动带的红移可归功于外电场减弱了氮原子与阳离子咪唑环上酸性氢原子间形成的氢键的拉伸振动。对于其他的振动带,由于官能团固有的拉伸、弯曲、转动振动不受外电场的影响,外电场没有改变振动带的位置。     

强外电场作用下二甲基硅酮的分子结构和激发态

The ground states of dimethyl siloxane under different intense electric fields ranging from - 0. 04 to 0. 04 a. u. are optimized using density functional theory DFT / B3P86 at 6-311 ++ G（d,p）level. The excitation energies and oscillator strengths under the same intense applied electric fields are calculated employing the revised hybrid CIS-DFT method. The result shows that the electronic state,molecular geometry,total energy,dipole moment and excitation energy are strongly dependent on the field strength and behave asymmetry to the direction of the applied electric field. As the electric field changes from - 0. 04 to 0. 04 a. u. ,the bond length of Si-O increases whereas the bond length of Si-C decreases because of the charge transfer induced by the applied electric field. The dipole moment of the ground state decreases linearly with the applied field strength. However,the dipole moment of molecule changes from positive to negative as the inverse electric field increase to - 0. 03 a. u. Further increase of the inverse electric field results in an increase of the total energy of the molecule. The dependence of the calculated excitation energies on the applied electric field strength is fitting well to the relationship proposed by Grozema. The excitation energies of the first five excited states of dimethyl siloxane decrease as the applied electric filed increases because the energy gap between the HOMO and LUMO become close with the field,which shows that the molecule is easy to be excited under electric field and hence can be easily dissociated.     

Model of Confined Atoms in Arbitrary Static Electric Fields: Relevance to Non-degenerate Plasmas

Abstract

The inhomogeneous electron cloud in atomic ions ‘confined’ in hot plasmas and subjected to high static electric fields is studied, because of a body of experimental data on multiphoton ionization. In particular, the canonical (Bloch) density matrix is obtained in closed form for independent electrons moving in a static electric field of arbitrary strength and confined by a harmonic oscillator potential. To bring the model into contact with atoms in plasmas, the oscillator force constant is connected with the plasma density. For non-degenerate electrons an ‘atomic’ potential is included, by means of the Thomas—Fermi (TF) method. In an Appendix, a fully non-local theory is then developed which transcends this TF approximation. Simple numerical examples are presented for realistic values of field, temperature and plasma density.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Impact of External Electric Fields on CaCl2 Aqueous Solution

Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics(MD) simulations were performed according to the electronic anti-fouling technology, and some structural parameters and dynamic parameters of CaCl₂ aqueous solution were taken as indicators to compare the different effect on the anti-fouling performance by applying different electric fields. The results show that electric fields can effectively decrease the viscosity of CaCl₂ aqueous solution and enhance the ionic activity by enlarging the self-diffusion coefficient. In addition, with the same electric field strength, the electrostatic field is more effective at decreasing the viscosity of CaCl₂ aqueous solution and increasing the self-diffusion coefficient of water molecules, while the alternating electric field is more effective at increasing the self-diffusion coefficient of Ca²⁺. Furthermore, an alternating electric field with different frequencies was applied; the results show that an 800 kHz frequency is most effective to decrease the viscosity, and a 700 kHz frequency is most effective to enhance the self-diffusion coefficient of water molecule. Otherwise, 400 kHz is most effective to enhance the self-diffusion coefficient of Ca²⁺. Additionally, by studying the change of structure parameters, it was concluded that an external electric field can enhance the hydration between Ca²⁺ and coordinated water molecules, and the alterna- ting electric field is more effective in this respect.     

Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum in Non‐Uniform Electric Fields

The present paper discusses the effect of the geometrical structure of the electric fieldon the corrosion of aluminum cathodes by electrolysis of aqueous solutions of sodium chloride. A correlation between the mass of the aluminum dissolved from the cathode and the factors electric current density, distance between the electrodes, electrolysis time and sodium chloride concentration by electrolysis with direct current in electric fields of various geometries was found.     

Computational Insights into the Role of External and Local Electric Fields in Macrocyclic Chemical and Biological Systems

The investigation of the role of the electric field in systems of widespread interest employing computational techniques is an emerging area of research. The outcome of applying an oriented external electric field (OEEF) on the geometric and electronic properties of the chemically unique π-conjugated cyclic carbon ring compounds has been explored with density functional theory (DFT). Distinct changes in the structural and electronic features of such ring compounds are observed upon the application of OEEFs. Importantly, the calculations indicate that a mixed aliphatic-aromatic conjugated ring converts from a singlet to a triplet after the application of an OEEF, suggesting potential applications in optoelectronics for such molecules, without the need for photochemically induced change in the spin state. Furthermore, the influence of built-in local electric fields (LEFs) present in naturally occurring macrocyclic systems such as valinomycin has also been explored. Static and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations indicate that LEFs are the primary driving factor in determining the energetically favoured position of counter anions such as chloride (Cl⁻) in the potassium (K⁺) and sodium (Na⁺) coordinated valinomycin macrocycle structures: they exist inside the cage in the case of K⁺ sequestration by valinomycin and outside for Na⁺. This divergence has been proposed to be the determining factor for the selectivity of the valinomycin macrocycle for binding a K⁺ cation over Na⁺.     

外电场作用下水化聚全氟磺酸钾膜中水分子的电渗迁移

用分子动力学模拟方法研究外电场(简称电场)作用下水化聚全氟磺酸钾膜中水分子的电渗迁移运动,并分析探讨膜的结构与水分子的电渗迁移特性的关系.结果表明,无外加电场时水分子和K+的速度都服从麦克斯韦分布;施加适当电场时,水分子和K+在垂直电场方向上的速度分量仍服从麦克斯韦分布,但平行电场方向上的速度分量则服从峰值漂移的麦克斯韦分布.并且,峰值漂移速度可作为水分子和K+的平均迁移速度的近似值,从而计算得到水分子的电渗系数.结果还显示,K+第一配位层内平均含有约4.04个水分子,它们的平均迁移速度只有K+的57%.这部分水分子贡献的电渗迁移系数为总电渗迁移系数(2.97)的77%.     

Simulation of the Structure and the Dynamics of the Particles of MR Fluids in Rotating Magnetic Fields

By the numeric simulation of many particles in MR fluids, we can get the characteristic of the structure of MR fluids in rotating magnetic fields. During the simulation, the magnetic dipole model is used to simulate the force of magnetic fields on particles.     

Molecules under external electric field: On the changes in the electronic structure and validity limits of the theoretical predictions

A detailed analysis of the electronic structure of the ground and first excited spin state of three diatomic molecules ( and ) under static applied electric field is performed at CCSD(T), DFT, MRCI and MRCI(Q) levels of theory. Our findings have revealed that by boosting the applied field one induces changes in the occupation numbers of molecular orbitals, giving rise to changes in the equilibrium geometry and in the HOMO–LUMO energy gap. Specifically, singlet to triplet spin transition can be induced by increasing the applied electric field beyond a critical value. Accordingly, affecting the accuracy of the widely used expression of energy expanded in Taylor series with respect to the applied electric field. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.