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Jiang Y, van de Ven TGM. Cations and Anions Affect the Speed of Sound in Water Oppositely. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4125-4129. [PMID: 38593181 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Identifying the composition of a solution using acoustics remains a challenge. It is known that for low salt concentrations the speed of sound in water increases linearly with the concentration of the electrolyte, but the contribution of individual cations and anions is unknown. We introduce the concept of intrinsic sound speed Ai to quantify the contribution of ions to the speed of sound. We found that cations increase the speed of sound in water whereas anions decrease the speed of sound. Hydration layers around the ions play a major role. Because cations have a hydration layer thicker than that of anions, their contribution to the speed of sound is larger than that of anions. Experimental data on salts not used to determine the contribution of individual ions are in quantitative agreement with the predicted values. Our method can be applied to various systems containing small quantities of ions, molecules, or particles. With the knowledge that cations increase the speed of sound, we were able to explain previously unexplained data in the literature.
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- Yiwei Jiang
- Pulp & Paper Research Centre and Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM) Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 3420 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada
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- Pulp & Paper Research Centre and Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM) Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 3420 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada
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Bolmatov D, Collier CP, Katsaras J, Lavrentovich MO. Physical insights into biological memory using phospholipid membranes. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2024; 47:2. [PMID: 38206535 DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00391-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Electrical signals may propagate along neuronal membranes in the brain, thus enabling communication between nerve cells. In doing so, lipid bilayers, fundamental scaffolds of all cell membranes, deform and restructure in response to such electrical activity. These changes impact the electromechanical properties of the membrane, which then physically store biological memory. This memory can exist either over a short or long period of time. Traditionally, biological memory is defined by the strengthening or weakening of transmissions between individual neurons. Here, we show that electrical stimulation may also alter the properties of the lipid membrane, thus pointing toward a novel mechanism for memory storage. Furthermore, based on the analysis of existing electrophysiological data, we study molecular mechanisms underlying the long-term potentiation in phospholipid membranes. Finally, we examine possible relationships between the memory capacitive properties of lipid membranes, neuronal learning, and memory.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
- Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
- Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
- Department of Earth, Environment, and Physics, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA, 01602, USA.
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Bolmatov D, Collier CP, Zav’yalov D, Egami T, Katsaras J. Real Space and Time Imaging of Collective Headgroup Dipole Motions in Zwitterionic Lipid Bilayers. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:442. [PMID: 37103869 PMCID: PMC10142431 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Lipid bilayers are supramolecular structures responsible for a range of processes, such as transmembrane transport of ions and solutes, and sorting and replication of genetic materials, to name just a few. Some of these processes are transient and currently, cannot be visualized in real space and time. Here, we developed an approach using 1D, 2D, and 3D Van Hove correlation functions to image collective headgroup dipole motions in zwitterionic phospholipid bilayers. We show that both 2D and 3D spatiotemporal images of headgroup dipoles are consistent with commonly understood dynamic features of fluids. However, analysis of the 1D Van Hove function reveals lateral transient and re-emergent collective dynamics of the headgroup dipoles-occurring at picosecond time scales-that transmit and dissipate heat at longer times, due to relaxation processes. At the same time, the headgroup dipoles also generate membrane surface undulations due a collective tilting of the headgroup dipoles. A continuous intensity band of headgroup dipole spatiotemporal correlations-at nanometer length and nanosecond time scales-indicates that dipoles undergo stretching and squeezing elastic deformations. Importantly, the above mentioned intrinsic headgroup dipole motions can be externally stimulated at GHz-frequency scale, enhancing their flexoelectric and piezoelectric capabilities (i.e., increased conversion efficiency of mechanical energy into electric energy). In conclusion, we discuss how lipid membranes can provide molecular-level insights about biological learning and memory, and as platforms for the development of the next generation of neuromorphic computers.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd 400005, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916, USA
- Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- Sample Environment Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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Kinnun JJ, Scott HL, Bolmatov D, Collier CP, Charlton TR, Katsaras J. Biophysical studies of lipid nanodomains using different physical characterization techniques. Biophys J 2023; 122:931-949. [PMID: 36698312 PMCID: PMC10111277 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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For the past 50 years, evidence for the existence of functional lipid domains has been steadily accumulating. Although the notion of functional lipid domains, also known as "lipid rafts," is now widely accepted, this was not always the case. This ambiguity surrounding lipid domains could be partly attributed to the fact that they are highly dynamic, nanoscopic structures. Since most commonly used techniques are sensitive to microscale structural features, it is therefore, not surprising that it took some time to reach a consensus regarding their existence. In this review article, we will discuss studies that have used techniques that are inherently sensitive to nanoscopic structural features (i.e., neutron scatting, nuclear magnetic resonance, and Förster resonance energy transfer). We will also mention techniques that may be of use in the future (i.e., cryoelectron microscopy, droplet interface bilayers, inelastic x-ray scattering, and neutron reflectometry), which can further our understanding of the different and unique physicochemical properties of nanoscopic lipid domains.
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- Jacob J Kinnun
- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Labs and Soft Matter Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Bolmatov D. The Phonon Theory of Liquids and Biological Fluids: Developments and Applications. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:7121-7129. [PMID: 35950307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Among the three basic states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas), the liquid state has always eluded general theoretical approaches for describing liquid energy and heat capacity. In this Viewpoint, we derive the phonon theory of liquids and biological fluids stemming from Frenkel's microscopic picture of the liquid state. Specifically, the theory predicts the existence of phonon gaps in vibrational spectra of liquids and a thermodynamic boundary in the supercritical state. Direct experimental evidence reaffirming these theoretical predictions was achieved through a combination of techniques using static compression X-ray diffraction and inelastic X-ray scattering on deeply supercritical argon in a diamond anvil cell. Furthermore, these findings inspired and then led to the discovery of phonon gaps in liquid crystals (mesogens), block copolymers, and biological membranes. Importantly, phonon gaps define viscoelastic crossovers in cellular membranes responsible for lipid self-diffusion, lateral molecular-level stress propagation, and passive transmembrane transport of small molecules and solutes. Finally, molecular interactions mediated by external stimuli result in synaptic activity controlling biological membranes' plasticity resulting in learning and memory. Therefore, we also discuss learning and memory effects─equally important for neuroscience as well as for the development of neuromorphic devices─facilitated in biological membranes by external stimuli.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- Shull Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Yamaguchi T. Comparison between longitudinal viscoelastic relaxation and sound dispersion of molecular liquids on the molecular scale. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:244505. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0098098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Molecular dynamics simulation on some molecular liquids was performed to study sound dispersion on the molecular scale. The sound velocity was determined from the intermediate scattering function, and the relation between the longitudinal modulus and frequency was compared with the frequency-dependent longitudinal modulus in the q = 0 limit evaluated by the Kubo–Green theory. The sound dispersion of a monoatomic liquid up to qσ ≅ 2 was almost quantitatively explained by the viscoelasticity in the q = 0 limit when the wavenumber dependence of the heat capacity ratio was taken into account. The situation was similar for a polyatomic molecular liquid for which the intramolecular degrees of freedom were fixed. For a polyatomic liquid with intramolecular degrees of freedom, the sound dispersion on the molecular scale was connected to the high-frequency limit of the ultrasonic relaxation mode assigned to the vibrational energy relaxation. After subtracting the contribution of the vibrational energy relaxation, both the longitudinal viscoelasticity and the sound dispersion depended little on the presence of intramolecular degrees of freedom.
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- Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Sun P, Hastings JB, Ishikawa D, Baron AQR, Monaco G. Universal Two-Component Dynamics in Supercritical Fluids. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:13494-13501. [PMID: 34855409 PMCID: PMC8686117 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Despite the technological importance of supercritical fluids, controversy remains
about the details of their microscopic dynamics. In this work, we
study four supercritical fluid systems—water, Si, Te, and Lennard-Jones
fluid—via classical molecular dynamics simulations. A universal
two-component behavior is observed in the intermolecular dynamics
of these systems, and the changing ratio between the two components
leads to a crossover from liquidlike to gaslike dynamics, most rapidly
around the Widom line. We find evidence to connect the liquidlike
component dominating at lower temperatures with intermolecular bonding
and the component prominent at higher temperatures with free-particle,
gaslike dynamics. The ratio between the components can be used to
describe important properties of the fluid, such as its self-diffusion
coefficient, in the transition region. Our results provide an insight
into the fundamental mechanism controlling the dynamics of supercritical
fluids and highlight the role of spatiotemporally inhomogeneous dynamics
even in thermodynamic states where no large-scale fluctuations exist
in the fluid.
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- Peihao Sun
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States.,Physics Department, Stanford University, 382 Via Pueblo Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Materials Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Materials Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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He J, Li H, Tian Y, Zhang Q, Lu Z, Lan J. Numerical Analysis of Viscous Dissipation in Microchannel Sensor Based on Phononic Crystal. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:mi12080994. [PMID: 34442616 PMCID: PMC8400026 DOI: 10.3390/mi12080994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Phononic crystals with phononic band gaps varying in different parameters represent a promising structure for sensing. Equipping microchannel sensors with phononic crystals has also become a great area of interest in research. For building a microchannels system compatible with conventional micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology, SU-8 is an optimal choice, because it has been used in both fields for a long time. However, its mechanical properties are greatly affected by temperature, as this affects the phononic bands of the phononic crystal. With this in mind, the viscous dissipation in microchannels of flowing liquid is required for application. To solve the problem of viscous dissipation, this article proposes a simulation model that considers the heat transfer between fluid and microchannel and analyzes the frequency domain properties of phononic crystals. The results show that when the channel length reaches 1 mm, the frequency shift caused by viscous dissipation will significantly affect detecting accuracy. Furthermore, the temperature gradient also introduces some weak passbands into the band gap. This article proves that viscous dissipation does influence the band gap of phononic crystal chemical sensors and highlights the necessity of temperature compensation in calibration. This work may promote the application of microchannel chemical sensors in the future.
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- Juxing He
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China; (J.H.); (Z.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Center for Excellence in Nano Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China; (J.H.); (Z.L.)
- Correspondence: (H.L.); (Y.T.)
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- Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Correspondence: (H.L.); (Y.T.)
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- School of Information, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China; (J.H.); (Z.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Space Power-Source Technology, Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources, Shanghai 200245, China;
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Bell IH, Delage-Santacreu S, Hoang H, Galliero G. Dynamic Crossover in Fluids: From Hard Spheres to Molecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:6411-6417. [PMID: 34232673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We propose a simple and generic definition of a demarcation reconciling structural and dynamic frameworks when combined with the entropy scaling framework. This crossover line between gas- and liquid-like behaviors is defined as the curve for which an individual property, the contribution to viscosity due to molecules' translation, is exactly equal to a collective property, the contribution to viscosity due to molecular interactions. Such a definition is shown to be consistent with the one based on the minima of the kinematic viscosity. For the hard sphere, this is shown to be an exact solution. For Lennard-Jones spheres and dimers and for some simple real fluids, this relation holds very well. This crossover line passes nearby the critical point, and for all studied fluids, it is well captured by the critical excess entropy curve for atomic fluids, emphasizing the link between transport properties and local structure.
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- Ian H Bell
- Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, e2s UPPA, Laboratoire de Mathematiques et de leurs Applications de Pau (IPRA, CNRS UMR5142), Pau 64000, France
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- Institute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, 10C Tran Nhat Duat Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, e2s UPPA, TOTAL, CNRS, LFCR, UMR 5150, Laboratoire des fluides complexes et leurs reservoirs, Pau 64000, France
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Kryuchkov NP, Yurchenko SO. Collective excitations in active fluids: Microflows and breakdown in spectral equipartition of kinetic energy. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:024902. [PMID: 34266286 DOI: 10.1063/5.0054854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The effect of particle activity on collective excitations in active fluids of microflyers is studied. With an in silico study, we observed an oscillating breakdown of equipartition (uniform spectral distribution) of kinetic energy in reciprocal space. The phenomenon is related to short-range velocity-velocity correlations that were realized without forming of long-lived mesoscale vortices in the system. This stands in contrast to well-known mesoscale turbulence operating in active nematic systems (bacterial or artificial) and reveals the features of collective dynamics in active fluids, which should be important for structural transitions and glassy dynamics in active matter.
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- Nikita P Kryuchkov
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya str. 5, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya str. 5, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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Khrapak SA. Vibrational model of thermal conduction for fluids with soft interactions. Phys Rev E 2021; 103:013207. [PMID: 33601514 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.013207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A vibrational model of heat transfer in simple liquids with soft pairwise interatomic interactions is discussed. A general expression is derived, which involves an averaging over the liquid collective mode excitation spectrum. The model is applied to quantify heat transfer in a dense Lennard-Jones liquid and a strongly coupled one-component plasma. Remarkable agreement with the available numerical results is documented. A similar picture does not apply to the momentum transfer and shear viscosity of liquids.
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- Sergey A Khrapak
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia and Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Weßling, Germany
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Bolmatov D, Kinnun JJ, Katsaras J, Lavrentovich MO. Phonon-mediated lipid raft formation in biological membranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 232:104979. [PMID: 32980352 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Short-wavelength collective molecular motions, also known as phonons, have recently attracted much interest in revealing dynamic properties of biological membranes through the use of neutron and X-ray scattering, infrared and Raman spectroscopies, and molecular dynamics simulations. Experimentally detecting unique vibrational patterns such as, shear phonon excitations, viscoelastic crossovers, transverse acoustic phonon gaps, and continuous and truncated optical phonon modes in cellular membranes, to name a few, has proven non-trivial. Here, we review recent advances in liquid thermodynamics that have resulted in the development of the phonon theory of liquids. The theory has important predictions regarding the shear vibrational spectra of fluids, namely the emergence of viscoelastic crossovers and transverse acoustic phonon gaps. Furthermore, we show that these vibrational patterns are common in soft (non-crystalline) materials, including, but not limited to liquids, colloids, liquid crystals (mesogens), block copolymers, and biological membranes. The existence of viscoelastic crossovers and acoustic phonon gaps define the self-diffusion properties of cellular membranes and provide a molecular picture of the transient nature of lipid rafts (Bolmatov et al., 2020). Importantly, the timescales (picoseconds) for the formation and dissolution of transient lipid rafts match the lifetime of the formation and breakdown of interfacial water hydrogen bonds. Apart from acoustic propagating phonon modes, biological membranes can also support more energetic non-propagating optical phonon excitations, also known as standing waves or breathing modes. Importantly, optical phonons can be truncated due to the existence of finite size nanodomains made up of strongly correlated lipid-cholesterol molecular pairs. These strongly coupled molecular pairs can serve as nucleation centers for the formation of stable rafts at larger length scales, due to correlations of spontaneous fluctuations (Onsager's regression hypothesis). Finally and importantly, molecular level viscoelastic crossovers, acoustic phonon gaps, and continuous and truncated optical phonon modes may offer insights as to how lipid-lipid and lipid-protein interactions enable biological function.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States.
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- Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States; Sample Environment Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States.
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- Shull-Wollan Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
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Bolmatov D, Soloviov D, Zhernenkov M, Zav'yalov D, Mamontov E, Suvorov A, Cai YQ, Katsaras J. Molecular Picture of the Transient Nature of Lipid Rafts. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:4887-4896. [PMID: 32259453 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In biological membranes, lipid rafts are now thought to be transient and nanoscopic. However, the mechanism responsible for these nanoscopic assemblies remains poorly understood, even in the case of model membranes. As a result, it has proven extremely challenging to probe the physicochemical properties of lipid rafts at the molecular level. Here, we use all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS), an intrinsically nanoscale technique, to directly probe the energy transfer and collective short-wavelength dynamics (phonons) of biologically relevant model membranes. We show that the nanoscale propagation of stress in lipid rafts takes place in the form of collective motions made up of longitudinal (compression waves) and transverse (shear waves) molecular vibrations. Importantly, we provide a molecular picture for the so-called van der Waals mediated "force from lipid" [Anishkin, A. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2014, 111, 7898], a key parameter for the ionic channel mechano-transduction and the mechanism for the lipid transfer of molecular level stress [Aponte-Santamarı́a, C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13588]. Specifically, we describe how lipid rafts are formed and maintained through the propagation of molecular stress, lipid raft rattling dynamics, and a relaxation process. Eventually, the rafts dissipate through the self-diffusion of lipids making up the rafts. We also show that the molecular stress and viscoelastic properties of transient lipid rafts can be modulated through the use of hydrophobic biomolecules such as melatonin and tryptophan. Ultimately, the herein proposed mechanism describing the molecular interactions for the formation and dissolution of lipid rafts may offer insights as to how lipid rafts enable biological function.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv 03680, Ukraine
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Spectroscopy Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Soloviov D, Cai YQ, Bolmatov D, Suvorov A, Zhernenkov K, Zav'yalov D, Bosak A, Uchiyama H, Zhernenkov M. Functional lipid pairs as building blocks of phase-separated membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:4749-4757. [PMID: 32071249 PMCID: PMC7060688 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919264117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Biological membranes exhibit a great deal of compositional and phase heterogeneity due to hundreds of chemically distinct components. As a result, phase separation processes in cell membranes are extremely difficult to study, especially at the molecular level. It is currently believed that the lateral membrane heterogeneity and the formation of domains, or rafts, are driven by lipid-lipid and lipid-protein interactions. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms regulating membrane heterogeneity remain poorly understood. In the present work, we combine inelastic X-ray scattering with molecular dynamics simulations to provide direct evidence for the existence of strongly coupled transient lipid pairs. These lipid pairs manifest themselves experimentally through optical vibrational (a.k.a. phononic) modes observed in binary (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DPPC]-cholesterol) and ternary (DPPC-1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DOPC/POPC]-cholesterol) systems. The existence of a phononic gap in these vibrational modes is a direct result of the finite size of patches formed by these lipid pairs. The observation of lipid pairs provides a spatial (subnanometer) and temporal (subnanosecond) window into the lipid-lipid interactions in complex mixtures of saturated/unsaturated lipids and cholesterol. Our findings represent a step toward understanding the lateral organization and dynamics of membrane domains using a well-validated probe with a high spatial and temporal resolution.
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- Dmytro Soloviov
- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
- Frank Laboratory for Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- Department of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
- Nuclear Facility Safety Department, Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Chornobyl 07270, Ukraine
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Frank Laboratory for Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd 400005, Russia
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- Experiments Division, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973;
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Ha MY, Yoon TJ, Tlusty T, Jho Y, Lee WB. Universality, Scaling, and Collapse in Supercritical Fluids. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:451-455. [PMID: 31878784 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Supercritical fluid (SCF) is known to exhibit salient dynamic and thermodynamic crossovers and an inhomogeneous molecular distribution. However, the question as to what basic physics underlies these microscopic and macroscopic anomalies remains open. Here, using an order parameter extracted by machine learning, the fraction of gas-like (or liquid-like) molecules, we find simplicity and universality in SCF: First, all isotherms of a given fluid collapse onto a single master curve described by a scaling relation. The observed power law holds from the high-temperature and -pressure regime down to the critical point where it diverges. Second, phase diagrams of different compounds collapse onto their master curves by the same scaling exponent, thereby demonstrating a putative law of corresponding supercritical states in simple fluids. The reported results support a model of the SCF as a mixture of two interchangeable microstates, whose spatiotemporal dynamics gives rise to unique macroscopic properties.
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- Min Young Ha
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- Center for Soft and Living Matter , Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics and Research Institute of Natural Science , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 52828 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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Ghosh K, Krishnamurthy CV. Frenkel line crossover of confined supercritical fluids. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14872. [PMID: 31619694 PMCID: PMC6795815 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49574-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We investigate the temperature evolution of dynamics and structure of partially confined Lennard Jones (LJ) fluids in supercritical phase along an isobaric line in the P-T phase diagram using molecular dynamics simulations. We compare the Frenkel line (FL) crossover features of partially confined LJ fluids to that of the bulk LJ fluids in supercritical phase. Five different spacings have been chosen in this study and the FL crossover characteristics have been monitored for each of these spacings for temperatures ranging from 240 K to 1500 K keeping the pressure fixed at 5000 bar. We characterize the FL crossover using density of states (DoS) function and find that partially confined supercritical fluids (SCF) exhibit a progressive shift of FL crossover point to higher temperatures for smaller spacings. While the DoS perpendicular to the walls shows persistent oscillatory modes, the parallel component exhibits a smooth crossover from an oscillatory to non-oscillatory characteristics representative of FL crossover. We find that the vanishing of peaks in DoS parallel to the walls indicates that the SCF no longer supports shear mode excitations and could serve as an identifier of the FL crossover for confined systems just as is done for the bulk. Layer heights of density profiles, self-diffusivity and the peak heights of radial distribution function parallel to the walls also feature the FL crossover consistent with the DoS criteria. Surprisingly, self-diffusivity undergoes an Arrhenius to super-Arrhenius crossover at low temperatures for smaller spacings as a result of enhanced structural order evidenced via pair-excess entropy. This feature, typical of glass-forming liquids and binary supercooled liquids, is found to develop from the glass-like characteristic slowdown and strong caging in confined supercritical fluid, evidenced via mean squared displacement and velocity autocorrelation function respectively, over intermediate timescales.
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- Kanka Ghosh
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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Bolmatov D, McClintic WT, Taylor G, Stanley CB, Do C, Collier CP, Leonenko Z, Lavrentovich MO, Katsaras J. Deciphering Melatonin-Stabilized Phase Separation in Phospholipid Bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:12236-12245. [PMID: 31469572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lipid bilayers are fundamental building blocks of cell membranes, which contain the machinery needed to perform a range of biological functions, including cell-cell recognition, signal transduction, receptor trafficking, viral budding, and cell fusion. Importantly, many of these functions are thought to take place in the laterally phase-separated regions of the membrane, commonly known as lipid rafts. Here, we provide experimental evidence for the "stabilizing" effect of melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone produced by the brain's pineal gland, on phase-separated model membranes mimicking the outer leaflet of plasma membranes. Specifically, we show that melatonin stabilizes the liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered phase coexistence over an extended range of temperatures. The melatonin-mediated stabilization effect is observed in both nanometer- and micrometer-sized liposomes using small angle neutron scattering (SANS), confocal fluorescence microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. To experimentally detect nanoscopic domains in 50 nm diameter phospholipid vesicles, we developed a model using the Landau-Brazovskii approach that may serve as a platform for detecting the existence of nanoscopic lateral heterogeneities in soft matter and biological materials with spherical and planar geometries.
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Khrapak SA, Khrapak AG, Kryuchkov NP, Yurchenko SO. Onset of transverse (shear) waves in strongly-coupled Yukawa fluids. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:104503. [PMID: 30876343 DOI: 10.1063/1.5088141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A simple practical approach to describe transverse (shear) waves in strongly-coupled Yukawa fluids is presented. Theoretical dispersion curves, based on hydrodynamic consideration, are shown to compare favorably with existing numerical results for plasma-related systems in the long-wavelength regime. The existence of a minimum wave number below which shear waves cannot propagate and its magnitude are properly accounted in the approach. The relevance of the approach beyond plasma-related Yukawa fluids is demonstrated by using experimental data on transverse excitations in liquid metals Fe, Cu, and Zn, obtained from inelastic x-ray scattering. Some potentially important relations, scalings, and quasi-universalities are discussed. The results should be interesting for a broad community in chemical physics, materials physics, physics of fluids and glassy state, complex (dusty) plasmas, and soft matter.
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- Sergey A Khrapak
- Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 82234 Weßling, Germany
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia
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Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of five ionic liquids based on 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations, [C n C1im]+, have been performed in order to calculate high-frequency elastic moduli and to evaluate heterogeneity of local elastic moduli. The MD simulations of [C n C1im][NO3], n = 2, 4, 6, and 8, assessed the effect of domain segregation when the alkyl chain length increases, and [C8C1im][PF6] assessed the effect of strength of anion-cation interaction. Dispersion curves of excitation energies of longitudinal and transverse acoustic, LA and TA, modes were obtained from time correlation functions of mass currents at different wavevectors. High-frequency sound velocity of LA modes depends on the alkyl chain length, but sound velocity for TA modes does not. High-frequency bulk and shear moduli, K ∞ and G ∞ , depend on the alkyl chain length because of a density effect. Both K ∞ and G ∞ are strongly dependent on the anion. The calculation of local bulk and shear moduli was accomplished by performing bulk and shear deformations of the systems cooled to 0 K. The simulations showed a clear connection between structural and elastic modulus heterogeneities. The development of nano-heterogeneous structure with increasing length of the alkyl chain in [C n C1im][NO3] implies lower values for local bulk and shear moduli in the non-polar domains. The mean value and the standard deviations of distributions of local elastic moduli decrease when [NO3]- is replaced by the less coordinating [PF6]- anion.
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- Arno A Veldhorst
- Laboratório de Espectroscopia Molecular, Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Espectroscopia Molecular, Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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The Frenkel line, a crossover line between rigid and nonrigid dynamics of fluid particles, has recently been the subject of intense debate regarding its relevance as a partitioning line of the supercritical phase, where the main criticism comes from the theoretical treatment of collective particle dynamics. From an independent point of view, this Letter suggests that the two-phase thermodynamics model may alleviate this contentious situation. The model offers new criteria for defining the Frenkel line in the supercritical region and builds a robust connection among the preexisting, seemingly inconsistent definitions. In addition, one of the dynamic criteria locates the rigid-nonrigid transition of the soft-sphere and the hard-sphere models. Hence, we suggest the Frenkel line be considered as a dynamic rigid-nonrigid fluid boundary, without any relation to gas-liquid transition. These findings provide an integrative viewpoint combining fragmentized definitions of the Frenkel line, allowing future studies to be carried out in a more reliable manner.
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- Tae Jun Yoon
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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D'Angelo G, Nibali VC, Wanderlingh U, Branca C, De Francesco A, Sacchetti F, Petrillo C, Paciaroni A. Multiple Interacting Collective Modes and Phonon Gap in Phospholipid Membranes. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:4367-4372. [PMID: 30024172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We combine Brillouin neutron scattering measurements with recent inelastic X-ray scattering [ Zhernenkov et al. Nat. Commun. 2016 , 7 , 11575 ] to propose a model for the collective dynamics of phospholipid bilayers. Neutron and X-ray spectra were fitted by the model response function associated with the Hamiltonian of an interacting-phonon system. This approach allows for a comprehensive and unprecedented picture of the vibrational collective features of phospholipids. At low wavevectors Q, the dispersion relations can be interpreted in terms of two acoustic-like modes, one longitudinal and one transverse, plus a dispersionless optic-like mode. The transverse mode of the liquid phase shows a phonon gap that can be linked to a passive transport mechanism through membranes, an interpretation that was proposed in Zhernenkov et al. At higher Q values, the interaction of the longitudinal acoustic excitation with the dispersionless mode gives rise to a pattern that is consistent with avoided-crossing behavior. Evidence is found for a slow- to fast-sound transition, similar to bulk water and other biomolecules.
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- Giovanna D'Angelo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra , Universitá degli Studi di Messina , Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 , 98166 Messina , Italy
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- Lehrstuhl fur Physikalische Chemie II , Ruhr Universitat , 44801 Bochum , Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra , Universitá degli Studi di Messina , Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 , 98166 Messina , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra , Universitá degli Studi di Messina , Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 , 98166 Messina , Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Istituto Officina dei Materiali OGG, c/o Institut Laue Langevin , 71 Ave. des Martyrs , BP 156 F-38042 Grenoble Cedex , France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia , Universitá degli Studi di Perugia , Via Pascoli , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia , Universitá degli Studi di Perugia , Via Pascoli , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia , Universitá degli Studi di Perugia , Via Pascoli , 06123 Perugia , Italy
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Bolmatov D, Cai YQ, Zav'yalov D, Zhernenkov M. Crossover from picosecond collective to single particle dynamics defines the mechanism of lateral lipid diffusion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:2446-2455. [PMID: 30031781 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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It has been widely accepted that the thermally excited motions of the molecules in a cell membrane is the prerequisite for a cell to carry its biological functions. On the other hand, the detailed mapping of the ultrafast picosecond single-molecule and the collective lipid dynamics in a cell membrane remains rather elusive. Here, we report all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of a 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer over a wide range of temperature. We elucidate a molecular mechanism underlying the lateral lipid diffusion in a cell membrane across the gel, rippled, and liquid phases using an analysis of the longitudinal and transverse current correlation spectra, the velocity auto-correlation functions, and the molecules mean square displacements. The molecular mechanism is based on the anomalous ultrafast vibrational properties of lipid molecules at the viscous-to-elastic crossover. The macroscopic lipid diffusion coefficients predicted by the proposed diffusion model are in a good agreement with experimentally observed values. Furthermore, we unveil the role of water confined at the water-lipid interface in triggering collective vibrations in a lipid bilayer.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Bolmatov D, Soloviov D, Zav'yalov D, Sharpnack L, Agra-Kooijman DM, Kumar S, Zhang J, Liu M, Katsaras J. Anomalous Nanoscale Optoacoustic Phonon Mixing in Nematic Mesogens. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:2546-2553. [PMID: 29706065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recent inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) experiments on mesogens have revealed entirely new capabilities with regards to their nanoscale phonon-assisted heat management. Mesogens such as nematic liquid crystals (LCs) are appealing systems for study because their structure and morphology can easily be tuned. We report on Q-resolved ultra-high-resolution IXS, X-ray diffraction, and THz time-domain spectroscopy experiments combined with large-scale all-atom molecular dynamics simulations on the dynamic properties of 5CB LCs. For the first time, we observe a strong mixing of phonon excitations originating from independent in-phase and out-of-phase van-der-Waals-mediated displacement patterns. The coexistence of transverse acoustic and optical modes of 5CB LCs at near room temperature is revealed through the emergent transverse phonon gap and THz light-phonon coupling taking place within the same energy range. Furthermore, our experimental observations are supported by analysis showing correlations of spontaneous fluctuations of LCs on picosecond time scales. These findings are significant for the design of a new generation of soft molecular vibration-sensitive nanoacoustic and optomechanical applications.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- Neutron Scattering Directorate , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics , Joint Institute for Nuclear Research , Dubna 141980 , Russia
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , Kyiv 01033 , Ukraine
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Dolgoprudny 141701 , Russia
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- Volgograd State Technical University , Volgograd 400005 , Russia
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility , Grenoble 38043 , France
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- Liquid Crystal Institute , Kent State University , Kent , Ohio 44242 , United States
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- Division of Research and Department of Physics , University at Albany , Albany , New York 12222 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Stony Brook University , Stony Brook , New York 11794 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Stony Brook University , Stony Brook , New York 11794 , United States
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- Neutron Scattering Directorate , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee 37996 , United States
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Bolmatov D, Zhernenkov M, Sharpnack L, Agra-Kooijman DM, Kumar S, Suvorov A, Pindak R, Cai YQ, Cunsolo A. Emergent Optical Phononic Modes upon Nanoscale Mesogenic Phase Transitions. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:3870-3876. [PMID: 28548861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b01324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The investigation of phononic collective excitations in soft matter systems at the molecular scale has always been challenging due to limitations of experimental techniques in resolving low-energy modes. Recent advances in inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) enabled the study of such systems with unprecedented spectral contrast at meV excitation energies. In particular, it has become possible to shed light on the low-energy collective motions in materials whose morphology and phase behavior can easily be manipulated, such as mesogenic systems. The understanding of collective mode behavior with a Q-dependence is the key to implement heat management based on the control of a sample structure. The latter has great potential for a large number of energy-inspired innovations. As a first step toward this goal, we carried out high contrast IXS measurements on a liquid crystal sample, D7AOB, which exhibits solid-like dynamic features, such as the coexistence of longitudinal and transverse phononic modes. For the first time, we found that these terahertz phononic excitations persist in the crystal, smectic A, and isotropic phases. Furthermore, the intermediate smectic A phase is shown to support a van der Waals-mediated nonhydrodynamic mode with an optical-like phononic behavior. The tunability of the collective excitations at nanometer-terahertz scales via selection of the sample mesogenic phase represents a new opportunity to manipulate optomechanical properties of soft metamaterials.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Physics, Kent State University , Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Physics, Kent State University , Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
- Division of Research and Department of Physics, University at Albany , Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Cunsolo A. The terahertz dynamics of simplest fluids probed by inelastic X-ray scattering. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2017.1331900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Alessandro Cunsolo
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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Bellissima S, Neumann M, Guarini E, Bafile U, Barocchi F. Density of states and dynamical crossover in a dense fluid revealed by exponential mode analysis of the velocity autocorrelation function. Phys Rev E 2017; 95:012108. [PMID: 28208443 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.012108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Extending a preceding study of the velocity autocorrelation function (VAF) in a simulated Lennard-Jones fluid [Phys. Rev. E 92, 042166 (2015)PLEEE81539-375510.1103/PhysRevE.92.042166] to cover higher-density and lower-temperature states, we show that the recently demonstrated multiexponential expansion method allows for a full account and understanding of the basic dynamical processes encompassed by a fundamental quantity as the VAF. In particular, besides obtaining evidence of a persisting long-time tail, we assign specific and unambiguous physical meanings to groups of exponential modes related to the longitudinal and transverse collective dynamics, respectively. We have made this possible by consistently introducing the interpretation of the VAF frequency spectrum as a global density of states in fluids, generalizing a solid-state concept, and by giving to specific spectral components, obtained through the VAF exponential expansion, the corresponding meaning of partial densities of states relative to specific dynamical processes. The clear identification of a high-frequency oscillation of the VAF with the near-top excitation frequency in the dispersion curve of acoustic waves is a neat example of the power of the method. As for the transverse mode contribution, its analysis turns out to be particularly important, because the multiexponential expansion reveals a transition marking the onset of propagating excitations when the density is increased beyond a threshold value. While this finding agrees with the recent literature debating the issue of dynamical crossover boundaries, such as the one identified with the Frenkel line, we can add detailed information on the modes involved in this specific process in the domains of both time and frequency. This will help obtain a still missing full account of transverse dynamics, in both its nonpropagating and propagating aspects which are linked through dynamical transitions depending on both the thermodynamic states and the excitation wave vectors.
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- S Bellissima
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via G. Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Fakultät für Physik der Universität Wien, Strudlhofgasse 4, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via G. Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via G. Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Zhernenkov M, Bolmatov D, Soloviov D, Zhernenkov K, Toperverg BP, Cunsolo A, Bosak A, Cai YQ. Revealing the mechanism of passive transport in lipid bilayers via phonon-mediated nanometre-scale density fluctuations. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11575. [PMID: 27175859 PMCID: PMC4865866 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The passive transport of molecules through a cell membrane relies on thermal motions of the lipids. However, the nature of transmembrane transport and the precise mechanism remain elusive and call for a comprehensive study of phonon excitations. Here we report a high resolution inelastic X-ray scattering study of the in-plane phonon excitations in 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine above and below the main transition temperature. In the gel phase, for the first time, we observe low-frequency transverse modes, which exhibit a phonon gap when the lipid transitions into the fluid phase. We argue that the phonon gap signifies the formation of short-lived nanometre-scale lipid clusters and transient pores, which facilitate the passive molecular transport across the bilayer plane. Our findings suggest that the phononic motion of the hydrocarbon tails provides an effective mechanism of passive transport, and illustrate the importance of the collective dynamics of biomembranes. The molecular transport through bio-membranes of cells heavily relies on the dynamics of lipids, but the related mechanism remains unknown. Here, Zhernenkov et al. observe the propagating transverse phonon mode with a finite band gap and suggest its connection to short-lived local lipid clustering.
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- Mikhail Zhernenkov
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russia
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- Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Grenoble 38054, France
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina 188300, Russia.,Institut Laue Langevin, 6, rue Jules Horowitz, Grenoble 38042, France
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble 38000, France
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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The Spectrum of Density Fluctuations of Noble Gases Probed by THz Neutron and X-ray Spectroscopy. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/app6030064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Bolmatov D, Zhernenkov M, Zav'yalov D, Stoupin S, Cunsolo A, Cai YQ. Thermally triggered phononic gaps in liquids at THz scale. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19469. [PMID: 26763899 PMCID: PMC4725891 DOI: 10.1038/srep19469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In this paper we present inelastic X-ray scattering experiments in a diamond anvil cell and molecular dynamic simulations to investigate the behavior of phononic excitations in liquid Ar. The spectra calculated using molecular dynamics were found to be in a good agreement with the experimental data. Furthermore, we observe that, upon temperature increases, a low-frequency transverse phononic gap emerges while high-frequency propagating modes become evanescent at the THz scale. The effect of strong localization of a longitudinal phononic mode in the supercritical phase is observed for the first time. The evidence for the high-frequency transverse phononic gap due to the transition from an oscillatory to a ballistic dynamic regimes of motion is presented and supported by molecular dynamics simulations. This transition takes place across the Frenkel line thermodynamic limit which demarcates compressed liquid and non-compressed fluid domains on the phase diagram and is supported by calculations within the Green-Kubo phenomenological formalism. These results are crucial to advance the development of novel terahertz thermal devices, phononic lenses, mirrors, and other THz metamaterials.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Bolmatov D, Zhernenkov M, Zav’yalov D, Tkachev SN, Cunsolo A, Cai YQ. The Frenkel Line: a direct experimental evidence for the new thermodynamic boundary. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15850. [PMID: 26537668 PMCID: PMC4633585 DOI: 10.1038/srep15850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Supercritical fluids play a significant role in elucidating fundamental aspects of liquid matter under extreme conditions. They have been extensively studied at pressures and temperatures relevant to various industrial applications. However, much less is known about the structural behaviour of supercritical fluids and no structural crossovers have been observed in static compression experiments in any temperature and pressure ranges beyond the critical point. The structure of supercritical state is currently perceived to be uniform everywhere on the pressure-temperature phase diagram, and to change only in a monotonic way even moving around the critical point, not only along isotherms or isobars. Conversely, we observe structural crossovers for the first time in a deeply supercritical sample through diffraction measurements in a diamond anvil cell and discover a new thermodynamic boundary on the pressure-temperature diagram. We explain the existence of these crossovers in the framework of the phonon theory of liquids using molecular dynamics simulations. The obtained results are of prime importance since they imply a global reconsideration of the mere essence of the supercritical phase. Furthermore, this discovery may pave the way to new unexpected applications and to the exploration of exotic behaviour of confined fluids relevant to geo- and planetary sciences.
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- Dima Bolmatov
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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