光控化学振荡器的设计(英文)

This article reviewed recent progresses in the design of a new class of chemical oscillators and developed a generic model that could qualitatively reproduce those photochemical oscillations seen in experiments. The two oscillators discussed in this report are based on the photolysis of 1,4-benzoquinone and its derivatives, in which external illumination is vital in initiating and sustaining the reaction processes. Nonlinear behavior in these two photo-controlled chemical oscillators are analyzed as a function of light intensity and the initial concentration of reagents including 1,4-benzoquinone, 1,4-hydroquinone, 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, bromate, and sulfuric acid. A generic model proposed initially for the uncatalyzed bromate-aromatic compound reactions was modified here to account for the photolysis of 1,4-benzoquinone or 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone. The modified model qualitatively reproduced chemical oscillations and their dependence on light intensity.     

可逆型化学振荡器

该文给出了可逆型化学振荡器的定义、意义和可能存在的类型。这些类型包括：（1）自发乳化，通电破乳；（2）乳液中自发产生的甘油三酯水解振荡反应及通电逆向酯化反应；（3）用表面活性剂有机溶液代替盐桥，形成新型的电化学振荡，通电逆向电解。文章对这3种类型可逆型化学振荡器的来源、组成、实验方法、理论分析方法和应用前景进行了深入的讨论和分析。它们还可以进一步组合，形成更多的类型。其主要的研究方法为用正交实验确定最佳配方，由相关分析确定影响因素。这些可逆型化学振荡器的关键组分都是表面活性剂，是表面活性剂在非线性化学动力学研究中的又一应用。对可逆型化学振荡器的研究必将大大促进远离平衡态的复杂反应动力学研究及新型交流蓄电池的开发设计。     

Synchronization and complex dynamics of oscillators with delayed pulse coupling

Finger on the pulse: A systematic experimental study of pulse-coupled chemical oscillators with delay has confirmed a surprisingly large number of theoretical and mathematical predictions (see the dynamics for a pair of pulse-coupled oscillators; AP=antiphase (AP) and IP=in-phase oscillations, C=complex bursting dynamics, and OS=oscillator suppression). These results have implications for neuroscience and other biological fields.     

A new approach to the spectral analysis of liquid membrane oscillators by Gábor transformation

Liquid membrane oscillators very frequently have an irregular oscillatory behavior. Fourier transformation cannot be used for these nonstationary oscillations to establish their power spectra. This important point seems to be overlooked in the field of chemical oscillators. A new approach is presented here based on Gábor transformation allowing one to obtain power spectra of any kind of oscillations that can be met experimentally. The proposed Gábor analysis is applied to a liquid membrane oscillator containing a cationic surfactant. It was found that the power spectra are strongly influenced by the presence of various added substances.     

Experimental investigation of a unidirectional network of four chemical oscillators pulse-coupled through an inhibitor

Dynamical synchronous modes in a network of four nearly identical chemical oscillators unidirectionally coupled via inhibitory pulse coupling with time delay τ (when a spike in one oscillator inhibits the next oscillator in the circle after time delay τ), are obtained experimentally. The Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction is used as a chemical oscillator. The existence of four main modes is confirmed experimentally: in-phase (IP) oscillations; an anti-phase (AP) mode, in which any two neighboring oscillators have a phase shift equal to half of global period T; a walk mode (W), in which oscillators produce consecutive spikes in the direction of the connection with a phase shift between neighboring oscillators equal to T/4; and a walk-reverse mode (WR), when the oscillators produce consecutive spikes (with phase shift T/4), but in the direction opposite the connections (the mode opposite to the W mode). In addition to the main modes, OS modes in which at least one of the four oscillators is suppressed, and “2+1+1” modes in which two neighboring oscillators produce spikes simultaneously and the phases of the third and the fourth oscillators are shifted by T/3 and 2T/3, respectively, are found. It is shown that the modes found experimentally correspond to those found in simulations.     

Entrainment in a chemical oscillator chain with a pacemaker

Entrainment by a pacemaker was investigated experimentally and numerically in a chain of chemical oscillators using coupled discrete Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction oscillators. The spontaneous frequency of each oscillator depended on the concentration of catalyst ions. The coupling strengths among the nearest neighbor oscillators were controlled by changing the spacing distance (d) between beads. When the coupling strength was sufficiently strong, the pacemaker entrained other oscillators in the chain. Subsequently, the trigger waves propagating from a pacemaker were observed. The range of trigger wave propagation area, i.e., the number of entrained oscillators, depended on d. Numerical simulation for the system described the experimental results well. Furthermore, photic noise maximized the strength of entrainment at an optimal noise intensity.     

Experimental and theoretical studies of coupled chemical oscillators

Chemical oscillators may be coupled together in a variety of ways. Two of the most important forms of coupling are physical (via transport) and chemical (via common species). Such coupling can result in new phenomena. Here we focus on rhythmogenesis, the onset of oscillations when two steady state systems are coupled, and oscillator death, the cessation of oscillations when two oscillatory systems are coupled. We also discuss briefly a biological example, the crustacean stomatogastric ganglion, and the important role of delay, which may be brought on by coupling, in chemical oscillation.     

On the action of organic solvent in the new B-Z oscillator in aqueous-organic mixed media

The author pointed out that hydrolysis of acetonitrile, trace impurity of someorganic solvents, and insolubility of benzene can make great effects on B-Z or B-R oscillators in aqueous-organic mixed media. And surfactant is better than organic solvent in the design of chemical oscillators with insoluble substance as substrate. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synchronization of Coupled Oscillators on a Two‐Dimensional Plane

The effect of the transfer rate of signal molecules on coupled chemical oscillators arranged on a two‐dimensional plane was systematically investigated in this paper. A microreactor equipped with a surface acoustic wave (SAW) mixer was applied to adjust the transfer rate of the signal molecules in the microreactor. The SAW mixer with adjustable input powers provided a simple means to generate different mixing rates in the microreactor. A robust synchronization of the oscillators was found at an input radio frequency power of 20 dBm, with which the chemical waves were initiated at a fixed site of the oscillator system. With increasing input power, the frequency of the chemical waves was increased, which agreed well with the prediction given by the time‐delayed phase oscillator model. Results from the finite element simulation agreed well with the experimental results.     

Tuning 2D Light Upconversion Emission by Modulating Phonon Relaxation

The photonic upconversion in rare earth atoms is widely used to convert “invisible” near infrared photons to “visible” photons with continuous wave light. By using a patterned substrate, upconversion become a route for creating new information‐incorporating security codes. The amount of information in the cipher increases in proportion to the number of emission colors as well as the pattern structure. Subsequently, changing the chemical composition of upconversion phosphors on 2 D substrates is required to manufacture information‐rich upconversion cryptography. In this study, we exploited temperature‐controlled thermal reaction on upconversion films deposited on a quartz substrate to prepare security information codes. Multiple color emission was generated from upconversion films as the result of inserting high‐frequency molecular oscillators into the film structures. Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) and time‐resolved study corroborated the mechanism of spectral variation of upconversion films.     

间歇釜中BZ类均相无机振荡反应的研究

在间歇釜中, 以BrO3^--H2PO2^--Mn^2^+-Fe(phen)3^2^+-H2SO4为体系, 本文首次设计了一个纯无机均相BZ类化学振荡体系, 采用溴离子选择性电极和紫外可见分光光度计可分别观察到[Br^-],[Mn^3^+]和[Fe(phen)3^3^+]的振荡现象。对振荡反应产物及总反应计量关系进行了分析, 考察了反应物浓度和反应温度对体系振荡反应的影响, 并由此计算得到振荡反应的表观活化能, 研究了Cl^-,Br^-, Br2, 丙烯腈等因素对振荡反应的影响, 并由此对振荡反应的控制机理作了探索。对体系中两种金属离子的作用进行了分析。在此基础上提出了一种在间歇釜中设计均相BZ类振荡反应的新方法。利用这一方法, 不仅可以设计无机振荡反应, 而且还可以设计一系列由氨基酸、多肽、糖类等具有生物功能的物质参与的化学振荡, 有助于理解生物体内普遍存在的周期性现象。     

Nonlinear phenomena in light-mediated bromate-hydroquinone-benzoquinone reactions

This study presents an experimental investigation of nonlinear dynamics in the photomediated bromate-1,4-benzoquinone-1,4-hydroquinone reaction, in which the copresence of hydroquinone and benzoquinone results in chemical oscillations taking place shortly after mixing all reagents together, which is in great contrast to the case of a few hours of induction time seen in the bromate-hydroquinone or bromate-benzoquinone photochemical oscillators. It is essential to keep the acid concentration low in order to achieve these oscillations. Measurements with mass spectrometry and UV/vis spectroscopy confirm the formation of hydroquinone-benzoquinone complexes. The results suggest that interactions of hydroquinone and benzoquinone can play a significant role in the kinetics of related chemical systems.     

Optical Control of a Biological Reaction–Diffusion System

Patterns formed by reaction and diffusion are the foundation for many phenomena in biology. However, the experimental study of reaction–diffusion (R–D) systems has so far been dominated by chemical oscillators, for which many tools are available. In this work, we developed a photoswitch for the Min system of Escherichia coli, a versatile biological in vitro R–D system consisting of the antagonistic proteins MinD and MinE. A MinE‐derived peptide of 19 amino acids was covalently modified with a photoisomerizable crosslinker based on azobenzene to externally control peptide‐mediated depletion of MinD from the membrane. In addition to providing an on–off switch for pattern formation, we achieve frequency‐locked resonance with a precise 2D spatial memory, thus allowing new insights into Min protein action on the membrane. Taken together, we provide a tool to study phenomena in pattern formation using biological agents.     

On the issue of structure-chemical features of silicon oxides and thermal emission of singlet oxygen

Special features of the chemical structure of silicon oxides were analyzed by the methods of vibrational and electronic spectroscopy and it was found that cationic (Si-Si) and anionic (O₂ and O₃) sublattices contain isolated individual Si-CO oscillators, including electron-excited oscillators, and homoatomic bonds. By means of chromatographic and sorption-calorimetric analyses inverse dependence of singlet oxygen specific thermal emission on specific surface area of samples was found that corresponds to volume generation of excited states.     

Use of the chemical potential to improve energies from approximate wave functions

Summary An equation derived from density functional theory is used to improve energies calculated from approximate wave functions. The examples used are perturbed particle in a box and harmonic oscillators. The equation depends on the constancy of the chemical potential in these systems. The results are quite promising.     

Heisenberg’s chemical legacy: resonance and the chemical bond

Heisenberg’s explanation of how two coupled oscillators exchange energy represented a dramatic success for his new matrix mechanics. As matrix mechanics transmuted into wave mechanics, resulting in what Heisenberg himself described as “…an extraordinary broadening and enrichment of the formalism of the quantum theory”, the term resonance also experienced a corresponding evolution. Heitler and London’s seminal application of wave mechanics to explain the quantum origins of the covalent bond, combined with Pauling’s characterization of the effect, introduced resonance into the chemical lexicon. As the Valence Bond approach gave way to a soon-to-be dominant Molecular Orbital method, our understanding of the term resonance, as it might apply to our understanding the chemical bond, has also changed.     

Complex organizing centers in groups of oscillatory particles

We investigate the origin and evolution of spatiotemporal complexity in a system of locally coupled Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical oscillators. Using a combination of high resolution microscopy and fine grain numerical modeling, we demonstrate that the behavior arises from an initial phase heterogeneity of the oscillators. This heterogeneity produces wave breaks in the system with the free ends becoming pinned to holes in the medium. The fastest of these pinned tips behave as reentrant circuits that phase set the rest of the medium. The slower tips are repeatedly destroyed and then re-created by the central circuit. The resulting spatiotemporal pattern repeats with the frequency of the reentrant circuit, with its spatial structure depending on the location of the initial wave breaks.     

New unitary transformation for the three coupled oscillators

A new unitary operator U, which can transform the Fock space of a three-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillator into the space in which the Hamiltion of three coupled oscillators is diagonized, is found. The coordinate representation of U is presented and is used to directly derive the wave function of the energy eigenstate of the coupled oscillators.     

Micropatterning chemical oscillations: waves, autofocusing, and symmetry breaking

Arrays of chemical oscillators are micropatterned by Wet Stamping. The technique is used to demonstrate that chemical waves can be initiated and controlled in oscillatory systems and that such waves can give rise to phenomena not observed in excitable media. Interoscillator coupling and synchronization, kinetic autofocusing, and twist-symmetry breaking are a consequence of the dependence of the oscillation phase on the local concentrations of reagents and on systems' geometry. Conditions under which a generic oscillatory system would exhibit such behaviors are determined.     

Internal stochastic resonance in two coupled chemical oscillators

The dynamics of two coupled chemical oscillators was investigated numerically when the first subsystem was subjected to external parametric noise. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the response of each subsystem to external noise shows internal stochastic resonance (SR). In addition, the SNR also shows resonance behavior with the variation of coupling strength.