Diffusion Dynamics of the Li Ion on C60:  A Direct Molecular Orbital−Molecular Dynamics Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 111 (35) ◽  
pp. 13087-13091 ◽  
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Hiroto Tachikawa
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Tamio Ikeshoji ◽  
Sangryun Kim ◽  
Shigeyuki Takagi ◽  
Kazuto Akagi ◽  
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2021 ◽  
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pp. 1012
Author(s):  
Takuya Mabuchi ◽  
Koki Nakajima ◽  
Takashi Tokumasu

Atomistic analysis of the ion transport in polymer electrolytes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries was performed using molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the relationship between Li-ion transport and polymer morphology. Polyethylene oxide (PEO) and poly(diethylene oxide-alt-oxymethylene), P(2EO-MO), were used as the electrolyte materials, and the effects of salt concentrations and polymer types on the ion transport properties were explored. The size and number of LiTFSI clusters were found to increase with increasing salt concentrations, leading to a decrease in ion diffusivity at high salt concentrations. The Li-ion transport mechanisms were further analyzed by calculating the inter/intra-hopping rate and distance at various ion concentrations in PEO and P(2EO-MO) polymers. While the balance between the rate and distance of inter-hopping was comparable for both PEO and P(2EO-MO), the intra-hopping rate and distance were found to be higher in PEO than in P(2EO-MO), leading to a higher diffusivity in PEO. The results of this study provide insights into the correlation between the nanoscopic structures of ion solvation and the dynamics of Li-ion transport in polymer electrolytes.


2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORIYUKI KURITA ◽  
MAKOTO MATSUOKA ◽  
YASUO SENGOKU

Tetramer of lactose repressor (LacR) protein plays an essential role in controlling the transcription of DNA. The previous experimental studies elucidated that the carboxyl-terminal domain of LacR is important for the tetramerization of LacR. In the present study, we investigated stable structures of monomers, dimers and tetramer of LacR by molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations, based on AMBER force field to elucidate the effect of the tetramerization domain on LacR structure. The obtained stable structures for both the LacR tetramers, with and without the tetramerization domain, indicate that this domain is essential for constructing a compact structure of LacR tetramer. On the other hand, this domain does not affect the structure of LacR dimer. Furthermore, we investigated the charge distributions and binding energies for these stable structures by the charge equilibration and semiempirical molecular orbital methods. The results elucidate how the removal of the tetramerization domain causes the change in the electrostatic interaction between LacR dimers in the LacR tetramer, resulting in the separation of LacR dimers without the domain.


2004 ◽  
Vol 108 (12) ◽  
pp. 3754-3759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanobu Nakayama ◽  
Mayumi Kaneko ◽  
Yoshiharu Uchimoto ◽  
Masataka Wakihara ◽  
Katsuyuki Kawamura

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