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Modifying Fragility And Collective Motion In Polymer Melts With Nanoparticles, Francis W. Starr, Jack F. Douglas Dec 2010

Modifying Fragility And Collective Motion In Polymer Melts With Nanoparticles, Francis W. Starr, Jack F. Douglas

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Universal Two-Step Crystallization Of Dna-Functionalized Nanoparticles, Wei Dai, Sanat K. Kumar, Francis W. Starr Dec 2009

Universal Two-Step Crystallization Of Dna-Functionalized Nanoparticles, Wei Dai, Sanat K. Kumar, Francis W. Starr

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Valency Dependence Of Polymorphism And Polyamorphism In Dna-Functionalized Nanoparticles, Wei Dai, Chia Wei Hsu, Francesco Sciortino, Francis W. Starr Dec 2009

Valency Dependence Of Polymorphism And Polyamorphism In Dna-Functionalized Nanoparticles, Wei Dai, Chia Wei Hsu, Francesco Sciortino, Francis W. Starr

Francis Starr

Nanoparticles (NP) functionalized with single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) offer a route to custom-designed, self- assembled nanomaterials with potentially unusual properties. The bonding selectivity of DNA guarantees one-to-one binding to form double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), and an appropriate base sequence results in head-to-tail binding linking NP into networks. We explore the phase behavior and structure of a model for NP functionalized with between 3 and 6 short ssDNA through simulations of a coarse-grained molecular model, allowing us to examine both the role of the number of attached strands (valency) and their relative orientations. The NP assemble into networks where the number of NP …


Appearance Of A Fractional Stokes-Einstein Relation In Water And A Structural Interpretation Of Its Onset, L. Xu, F. Mallamace, Z. Yan, Francis W. Starr, S. V. Buldyrev, H. E. Stanley Dec 2008

Appearance Of A Fractional Stokes-Einstein Relation In Water And A Structural Interpretation Of Its Onset, L. Xu, F. Mallamace, Z. Yan, Francis W. Starr, S. V. Buldyrev, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

The Stokes–Einstein relation has long been regarded as one of the hallmarks of transport in liquids. It predicts that the self-diffusion constant D is proportional to (τ/T)−1, where τ is the structural relaxation time and T is the temperature. Here, we present experimental data on water confirming that, below a crossover temperature T× ≈ 290 K, the Stokes– Einstein relation is replaced by a ‘fractional’ Stokes–Einstein relation D ∼ (τ/T)−ζ with ζ ≈ 3/5 (refs 1–6). We interpret the microscopic origin of this crossover by analysing the OH- stretch region of the Fourier transform infrared spectrum over a temperature range …


Hierarchies Of Networked Phases Induced By Multiple Liquid-Liquid Critical Points, C. W. Hsu, J. Largo, F. W. Sciortino, Francis Starr Dec 2007

Hierarchies Of Networked Phases Induced By Multiple Liquid-Liquid Critical Points, C. W. Hsu, J. Largo, F. W. Sciortino, Francis Starr

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Relation Between Rotational And Translational Dynamic Heterogeneities In Water, M. Mazza, N. Giovambattista, Francis W. Starr, H. E. Stanley Dec 2005

Relation Between Rotational And Translational Dynamic Heterogeneities In Water, M. Mazza, N. Giovambattista, Francis W. Starr, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics And The Adam-Gibbs Relation In The Dzugutov Liquid, Yeshitela Gebremichael, M Vogel, M Bergroth, Francis W. Starr, Sharon C. Glotzer Dec 2004

Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics And The Adam-Gibbs Relation In The Dzugutov Liquid, Yeshitela Gebremichael, M Vogel, M Bergroth, Francis W. Starr, Sharon C. Glotzer

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Science And Engineering Of Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites: Insights From Computer Simulation, Francis W. Starr, Sharon C. Glotzer Dec 2003

Science And Engineering Of Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites: Insights From Computer Simulation, Francis W. Starr, Sharon C. Glotzer

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Dynamic Heterogeneities In Supercooled Water, Nicolas Giovambattista, Marco Mazza, Sergey V. Buldyrev, Francis W. Starr, H. Eugene Stanley Dec 2003

Dynamic Heterogeneities In Supercooled Water, Nicolas Giovambattista, Marco Mazza, Sergey V. Buldyrev, Francis W. Starr, H. Eugene Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Connection Between Adam-Gibbs Theory And Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics, N. Giovambattista, S. V. Buldyrev, Francis W. Starr, H. E. Stanley Dec 2002

Connection Between Adam-Gibbs Theory And Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics, N. Giovambattista, S. V. Buldyrev, Francis W. Starr, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


What Do We Learn From The Local Geometry Of Glass-Forming Liquids?, Francis W. Starr, S. Sastry, J. F. Douglas, S. C. Glotzer Dec 2001

What Do We Learn From The Local Geometry Of Glass-Forming Liquids?, Francis W. Starr, S. Sastry, J. F. Douglas, S. C. Glotzer

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Translational And Rotational Diffusion In Stretched Water, P. A. Netz, Francis Starr, M. C. Barbosa, H. E. Stanley Dec 2001

Translational And Rotational Diffusion In Stretched Water, P. A. Netz, Francis Starr, M. C. Barbosa, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Configurational Entropy And Diffusivity Of Supercooled Water, Francis W. Starr, A. Scala, E. La Nave, F. Sciortino, H. E. Stanley Dec 1999

Configurational Entropy And Diffusivity Of Supercooled Water, Francis W. Starr, A. Scala, E. La Nave, F. Sciortino, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Dynamics Of Simulated Water Under Pressure, Francis W. Starr, F. Sciortino, H. E. Stanley Dec 1998

Dynamics Of Simulated Water Under Pressure, Francis W. Starr, F. Sciortino, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.


Interface Roughening In A Hydrodynamic Lattice-Gas Model With Surfactant, Francis W. Starr, S. T. Harrington, B. M. Boghosian, H. E. Stanley Dec 1995

Interface Roughening In A Hydrodynamic Lattice-Gas Model With Surfactant, Francis W. Starr, S. T. Harrington, B. M. Boghosian, H. E. Stanley

Francis Starr

No abstract provided.