[HTML][HTML] Universal properties of relaxation and diffusion in complex materials: Originating from fundamental physics with rich applications

KL Ngai - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Complex materials are composed of basic units which invariably interact with anharmonic
potentials. It is well known that the dynamics of systems with anharmonic interaction are …

Molecular dynamics simulations of glassy polymers

JL Barrat, J Baschnagel, A Lyulin - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We review recent results from computer simulation studies of polymer glasses, from the
chain dynamics around the glass transition temperature Tg to the mechanical behaviour …

[HTML][HTML] Combined molecular algorithms for the generation, equilibration and topological analysis of entangled polymers: Methodology and performance

NC Karayiannis, M Kröger - International journal of molecular sciences, 2009 - mdpi.com
We review the methodology, algorithmic implementation and performance characteristics of
a hierarchical modeling scheme for the generation, equilibration and topological analysis of …

Polymer dynamics under confinement

D Richter, M Kruteva - Soft Matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We review recent neutron scattering work and related results from simulation and
complementary techniques focusing on the microscopic dynamics of polymers under …

Celebrating Soft Matter's 10th Anniversary: Topology matters: structure and dynamics of ring polymers

D Richter, S Gooßen, A Wischnewski - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering topology among all polymer architectures polymer rings are unique, as they are
the simplest closed structures without ends. In this review we present recent experimental …

Molecular dynamics simulations for the description of experimental molecular conformation, melt dynamics, and phase transitions in polyethylene

J Ramos, JF Vega, J Martinez-Salazar - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Long molecular dynamics simulations of the melt dynamics, glass transition and
nonisothermal crystallization of a C192 polyethylene model have been carried out. In this …

Rouse mode analysis of chain relaxation in homopolymer melts

JT Kalathi, SK Kumar, M Rubinstein, GS Grest - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
We use molecular dynamics simulations of the Kremer–Grest (KG) bead–spring model of
polymer chains of length between 10 and 500, and a closely related analogue that allows for …

Predicting experimental results for polyethylene by computer simulation

J Ramos, JF Vega, J Martínez-Salazar - European Polymer Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This feature article reviews several aspects of computational approaches to polyethylene
melt and solid state properties in relation to existing experimental results. Based on 40 years …

Recent progress on polymer dynamics by neutron scattering: From simple polymers to complex materials

J Colmenero, A Arbe - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The recent (from 2010 onward) contributions of quasielastic neutron scattering techniques
(time of flight, backscattering, and neutron spin echo) to the characterization and …

Structure and dynamics of polymer rings by neutron scattering: breakdown of the Rouse model

AR Brás, R Pasquino, T Koukoulas, G Tsolou… - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a static and quasi-elastic neutron scattering study on both the structure and
dynamics of a ring polymer in a ring and linear polymer melt, respectively. In the first case …