Molecular switching involving metastable states: molecular thermal hysteresis and sensing of environmental changes by chiral helicene oligomeric foldamers

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (28) ◽  
pp. 4955-4970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Shigeno ◽  
Yo Kushida ◽  
Masahiko Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Thermal Hysteresis ◽  
Metastable States ◽  
Equilibrium Thermodynamic ◽  
Molecular Switching ◽  
Non Equilibrium

Molecular switching involving metastable states by chiral helicene oligomeric foldamers exhibits notable non-equilibrium thermodynamic properties, which can be used for sensing environmental changes.

scholarly journals A time-domain phase diagram of metastable states in a charge ordered quantum material

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Ravnik ◽  
Michele Diego ◽  
Yaroslav Gerasimenko ◽  
Yevhenii Vaskivskyi ◽  
Igor Vaskivskyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Metastable States ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Photon Density ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
Equilibrium Conditions ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Non Equilibrium

AbstractMetastable self-organized electronic states in quantum materials are of fundamental importance, displaying emergent dynamical properties that may be used in new generations of sensors and memory devices. Such states are typically formed through phase transitions under non-equilibrium conditions and the final state is reached through processes that span a large range of timescales. Conventionally, phase diagrams of materials are thought of as static, without temporal evolution. However, many functional properties of materials arise as a result of complex temporal changes in the material occurring on different timescales. Hitherto, such properties were not considered within the context of a temporally-evolving phase diagram, even though, under non-equilibrium conditions, different phases typically evolve on different timescales. Here, by using time-resolved optical techniques and femtosecond-pulse-excited scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we track the evolution of the metastable states in a material that has been of wide recent interest, the quasi-two-dimensional dichalcogenide 1T-TaS2. We map out its temporal phase diagram using the photon density and temperature as control parameters on timescales ranging from 10−12 to 103 s. The introduction of a time-domain axis in the phase diagram enables us to follow the evolution of metastable emergent states created by different phase transition mechanisms on different timescales, thus enabling comparison with theoretical predictions of the phase diagram, and opening the way to understanding of the complex ordering processes in metastable materials.

Non-equilibrium thermodynamic analysis of adsorption carbon capture: Contributors, mechanisms and verification of entropy generation

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 118348
Author(s):  
Zhihao Guo ◽  
Shuai Deng ◽  
Yu Zhu ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Xiangzhou Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Analysis ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Equilibrium Thermodynamic ◽  
Non Equilibrium
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