Structural evolution

P.S. Follansbee, The Rate Dependence of Structure Evolution in Copper and its Influence on the Stress-Strain Behavior at Very High Strain Rates, in Impact Loading and Dynamic Behavior of Materials (edited by C.Y. Chiem, H.-D. Kunze, and L.W. Meyer), Springer-Verlag, New York, 1988, pp. 315-322, Vol. 1. 

McLachlan, A.D. Gene duplications in the structural evolution of chymotrypsin. J. Mol. Biol. 128 49-79,... 

Short-time Brownian motion was simulated and compared with experiments [108]. The structural evolution and dynamics [109] and the translational and bond-orientational order [110] were simulated with Brownian dynamics (BD) for dense binary colloidal mixtures. The short-time dynamics was investigated through the velocity autocorrelation function [111] and an algebraic decay of velocity fluctuation in a confined liquid was found [112]. Dissipative particle dynamics [113] is an attempt to bridge the gap between atomistic and mesoscopic simulation. Colloidal adsorption was simulated with BD [114]. The hydrodynamic forces, usually friction forces, are found to be able to enhance the self-diffusion of colloidal particles [115]. A novel MC approach to the dynamics of fluids was proposed in Ref. 116. Spinodal decomposition [117] in binary fluids was simulated. BD simulations for hard spherocylinders in the isotropic [118] and in the nematic phase [119] were done. A two-site Yukawa system [120] was studied with... 

One may now ask whether natural systems have the necessary structural evolution needed to incorporate high-performance properties. An attempt is made here to compare the structure of some of the advanced polymers with a few natural polymers. Figure 1 gives the cross-sectional microstructure of a liquid crystalline (LC) copolyester, an advanced polymer with high-performance applications [33]. A hierarchically ordered arrangement of fibrils can be seen. This is compared with the microstructure of a tendon [5] (Fig. 2). The complexity and higher order of molecular arrangement of natural materi-... 

Fig. 8.21 Several further time frames in the structural evolution of the same system sown in the preceding figure. The values have been suppressed for clarity. The boundaries of the original lattice do not extend beyond the region shown so that the development is strictly confined to a 31 x 31 graph.

Cleveland, C.L., Landman, U., Schaaff, T.G., Shafigullin, M.N., Stephens, P.W. and Whetten, R.L. (1997) Structural Evolution of Smaller Gold Nanocrystals The Truncated Decahedral Motif Physical Review Letters, 79, 1873-1876. 

Xing, X., Yoon, B., Landman, U. and Parks, J.H. (2006) Structural evolution of Au nanodusters From planar to cage to tubular motifs. Physical Review B Condensed Matter, 74,165423-1—165423-6. 

Z. L. Wang, Z. C. Kang, Functional and Smart Materials -Structural Evolution and Structure Analysis, Chapter 6, Plenum Press, New York, 1988. 

Structural Evolution During the Three Different Coagulation Processes... 

Y. Nicolas, M. Paques, A. Knaebel, A. Steyer, J.-P. Munch, T. B. J. Blijdenstein, G. A. van Aken 2003, (Microrheology structural evolution under static and dynamic conditions by simultaneous analysis of confocal microscopy and diffusing wave spectroscopy), Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 3838. 

The structures of sol-gel-derived inorganic polymers evolve continually as products of successive hydrolysis, condensation and restructuring (reverse of Equations 1-3) reactions. Therefore, to understand structural evolution in detail, we must understand the physical and chemical mechanisms which control the sequence and pattern of these reactions during gelation, drying, and consolidation. Although it is known that gel structure is affected by many factors including catalytic conditions, solvent composition and water to alkoxide ratio (13-141, we will show that many of the observed trends can be explained on the basis of the stability of the M-O-M condensation product in its synthesis environment. 

Since the most active catalytic sites are usually steps, kinks, and surface defects, atomically resolved structural information including atomic distribution and surface structure at low pressure, possible surface restructuring, and the mobility of adsorbate molecules and of the atoms of the catalyst surface at high temperature and high pressure is crucial to understanding catalytic mechanisms on transition metal surfaces. The importance of studying the structural evolution ofboth adsorbates... 

Yeo, The Families of the Monocotyledons. Structure Evolution and Taxonomy, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985. 

Today, structure evolution can be tracked in-situ with a cycle time of less than a second. Moreover, if a polymer part is scanned by the X-ray beam of a microbeam setup, the variation of structure and orientation can be documented with a spatial resolution of 1 pm. For the application of X-rays no special sample preparation is required, and as the beam may travel through air for at least several centimeters, manufacturing or ageing machinery can be integrated in the beamline with ease. 

Limits of Time-Resolved and Simultaneous Measurements. Structure evolution studies are based on the ability to carry out time-resolved scattering experiments. The power of this scattering technique is a function of the minimum cycle time during which a scattering pattern with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio can be recorded. As cycle times for anisotropic 2D SAXS patterns have fallen below a value... 

Some experiments are aiming at the study of structure evolution. In general, the studied material is isotropic or exhibits simple anisotropy (e.g., fiber symmetry). Most frequently the material is irradiated in normal-transmission geometry. A synchrotron beamline is necessary, because in situ recording during the materials processing is requested with a cycle time of seconds between successive snapshots (time-resolved measurements). 

Introduction. After we have discussed examples of uncorrelated but polydisperse particle systems we now turn to materials in which there is more structure - discrete scattering indicates correlation among the domains. In order to establish such correlation, various structure evolution mechanisms are possible. They range from a stochastic volume-filling mechanism over spinodal decomposition, nucleation-and-growth mechanisms to more complex interplays that may become palpable as experimental and evaluation technique is advancing. 

Scattering Data of the Iterated Stochastic Structure. The computer simulation of the pure stochastic structure evolution process even yields the respective IDF and the scattering data [184], Here it becomes clear that a standard concept of arranged but distorted structure, the convolution polynomial, is not applicable to... 

As shown by Strobl [230], the integral breadths B in a series of reflections is increasing quadratically if (1) the structure evolution mechanism leads to a convolution polynomial, (2) the polydispersity remains moderate, (3) the rod-length distributions can be modeled by Gaussians (cf. Fig. 8.44). For the integral breadth it follows... 

If the intended evaluation can be carried out on isotropic material, and thus the observed anisotropy is rather an obstacle than an advantage, the fiber pattern can be isotropized (cf. Sect. 8.4.2). This may, in particular, be helpful if lamellar structures are analyzed. If the focus of the study is on the anisotropic structure, the multidimensional CDF (cf. Sect. 8.5.5) may be a suitable tool for analysis. Several studies have demonstrated the power of the CDF method for the study of structure evolution during straining [174,177,181-183],... 

Abstract. AGB stars, in particular those of carbon types, are excellent laboratories to constraint the theory of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis. Despite the uncertainties still existing in the chemical analysis of these stars, the determination of the abundances of several key species in their atmospheres (lithium, s-elements, carbon and magnesium isotopic ratios etc.) is an useful tool to test these theories and the mixing processes during the AGB phase. This contribution briefly review some recent advances on this subject. 

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