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Kim S, Lee WB, de Souza NR, Choi SH. QENS study on local segmental dynamics of polyelectrolytes in complex coacervates. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arbe A, Alvarez F, Colmenero J. Insight into the Structure and Dynamics of Polymers by Neutron Scattering Combined with Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E3067. [PMID: 33371357 PMCID: PMC7767341 DOI: 10.3390/polym12123067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Combining neutron scattering and fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulations allows unraveling structural and dynamical features of polymer melts at different length scales, mainly in the intermolecular and monomeric range. Here we present the methodology developed by us and the results of its application during the last years in a variety of polymers. This methodology is based on two pillars: (i) both techniques cover approximately the same length and time scales and (ii) the classical van Hove formalism allows easily calculating the magnitudes measured by neutron scattering from the simulated atomic trajectories. By direct comparison with experimental results, the simulated cell is validated. Thereafter, the information of the simulations can be exploited, calculating magnitudes that are experimentally inaccessible or extending the parameters range beyond the experimental capabilities. We show how detailed microscopic insight on structural features and dynamical processes of various kinds has been gained in polymeric systems with different degrees of complexity, and how intriguing questions as the collective behavior at intermediate length scales have been faced.
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- Arantxa Arbe
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.A.); (F.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.A.); (F.A.)
- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados, Física, Química y Tecnología (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (A.A.); (F.A.)
- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados, Física, Química y Tecnología (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Vuković F, Swan SR, Reyes LQ, Varley RJ, Walsh TR. Beyond the ring flip: A molecular signature of the glass–rubber transition in tetrafunctional epoxy resins. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wolf CM, Kanekal KH, Yimer YY, Tyagi M, Omar-Diallo S, Pakhnyuk V, Luscombe CK, Pfaendtner J, Pozzo LD. Assessment of molecular dynamics simulations for amorphous poly(3-hexylthiophene) using neutron and X-ray scattering experiments. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:5067-5083. [PMID: 31183486 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00807a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The molecular morphology and dynamics of conjugated polymers in the bulk solid state play a significant role in determining macroscopic charge transport properties. To understand this relationship, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and quantum mechanical calculations are used to evaluate local electronic properties. In this work, we investigate the importance of system and simulation parameters, such as force fields and equilibration methods, when simulating amorphous poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), a model semiconducting polymer. An assessment of MD simulations for five different published P3HT force fields is made by comparing results to experimental wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and to a broad range of quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) data. Moreover, an in silico analysis of force field parameters reveals that atomic partial charges and torsion potentials along the backbone and side chains have the greatest impact on structure and dynamics related to charge transport mechanisms in P3HT.
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- Caitlyn M Wolf
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351750, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, USA.
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Shudo Y, Izumi A, Hagita K, Yamada T, Shibata K, Shibayama M. Diffusion Behavior of Methanol Molecules Confined in Cross-Linked Phenolic Resins Studied Using Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yasuyuki Shudo
- Neutron Science Laboratory, Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Corporate Engineering Center, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., 2100, Takayanagi, Fujieda, Shizuoka 426-0041, Japan
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- Corporate Engineering Center, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., 2100, Takayanagi, Fujieda, Shizuoka 426-0041, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, 1-10-20, Hashirimizu, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
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- Neutron Science and Technology Center, Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Neutron Science Laboratory, Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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Urakawa O, Yamane M, Tomie S, Inoue T, Shikata T, Adachi K. Relationship between global and segmental dynamics of poly(butylene oxide) studied by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:034904. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5006364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Osamu Urakawa
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Malo de Molina P, Alvarez F, Frick B, Wildes A, Arbe A, Colmenero J. Investigation of the dynamics of aqueous proline solutions using neutron scattering and molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:27739-27754. [PMID: 28984889 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05474b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We applied quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) techniques to samples with two different contrasts (deuterated solute/hydrogenated solvent and the opposite label) to selectively study the component dynamics of proline/water solutions. Results on diluted and concentrated solutions (31 and 6 water molecules/proline molecule, respectively) were analyzed in terms of the susceptibility and considering a recently proposed model for water dynamics [Arbe et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 2016, 117, 185501] which includes vibrations and the convolution of localized motions and diffusion. We found that proline molecules not only reduce the average diffusion coefficient of water but also extend the time/frequency range of the crossover region ('cage') between the vibrations and purely diffusive behavior. For the high proline concentration we also found experimental evidence of water heterogeneous dynamics and a distribution of diffusion coefficients. Complementary molecular dynamics simulations show that water molecules start to perform rotational diffusion when they escape the cage regime but before the purely diffusive behavior is established. The rotational diffusion regime is also retarded by the presence of proline molecules. On the other hand, a strong coupling between proline and water diffusive dynamics which persists with decreasing temperature is directly observed using QENS. Not only are the temperature dependences of the diffusion coefficients of both components the same, but their absolute values also approach each other with increasing proline concentration. We compared our results with those reported using other techniques, in particular using dielectric spectroscopy (DS). A simple approach based on molecular hydrodynamics and a molecular treatment of DS allows rationalizing the a priori puzzling inconsistency between QENS and dielectric results regarding the dynamic coupling of the two components. The interpretation proposed is based on general grounds and therefore should be applicable to other biomolecular solutions.
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- Paula Malo de Molina
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU) - Materials Physics Center (MPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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Arbe A, Moreno AJ, Allgaier J, Ivanova O, Fouquet P, Colmenero J, Richter D. Role of Dynamic Asymmetry on the Collective Dynamics of Comblike Polymers: Insights from Neutron Spin-Echo Experiments and Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Arantxa Arbe
- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM), CSIC−UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science and Institut for Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at Heinz
Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstr.1, 85747 Garching, Germany
- Institut Laue−Langevin, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, UPV/EHU, Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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Perez-Baena I, Asenjo-Sanz I, Arbe A, Moreno AJ, Lo Verso F, Colmenero J, Pomposo JA. Efficient Route to Compact Single-Chain Nanoparticles: Photoactivated Synthesis via Thiol–Yne Coupling Reaction. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5017133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Irma Perez-Baena
- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque
Foundation for Science, Alameda Urquijo
36, E-48011 Bilbao, Spain
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