Thermodynamics and Transport Properties

Session 55 - Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale
The session welcomes contributions on experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of systems and phenomena where a nanoscale characteristic length explicitly affects thermodynamic and transport properties. Fundamentals of nanoscale thermodynamics, such as finite-size and fluctuation thermodynamics, non-equilibrium and equilibrium thermodynamics of micro phase separation, phase transitions in nano-confined systems, nonequilibrium thermodynamics of pattern formation and fractals at nanoscale are examples of the topics to be considered for this session.
Chair: Cynthia S. Lo
CoChair: Dilip Asthagiri
  Structural and Mechanical Properties of Glassy Water In Nanoscale Confinement
Thomas G. Lombardo, Nicolas Giovambattista, Pablo G. Debenedetti
  Available States Versus Available Space: Which Predicts the Self-Diffusivity of Dense Confined Fluids?
Gaurav Goel, Jeetain Mittal, Mark Pond, Vincent K. Shen, Jeffrey R. Errington, Thomas M. Truskett
  Cavitation In Metastable Nanoconfined Fluids
Alexander V. Neimark, Christopher Rasmussen, Aleksey Vishnyakov
  When Nano-Confined Between Mica Sheets, Does Dodecane Undergo a Phase Transition?
Hugh Docherty, Peter T. Cummings
  Geometry and Phase Behavior of Cell Membranes In Response to Curvature Inducing Proteins Investigated Using Field Theoretic as Well as Hybrid Particle-Field Simulation Methodologies
Neeraj Agrawal, Jonathan Nukpezah, Ravi Radhakrishnan
  Asymmetric Charge Patterning on Surfaces and Interfaces
Sharon Loverde, Monica Olvera de la Cruz
  A Theoretical Study of Tethered Nanoparticles as Novel Fillers In Polymer Nanocomposites
Arthi Jayaraman, Kenneth S. Schweizer
  The Role of Phase Separated Nanodomains In the Solubility of Mixed-Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles
Andrea Centrone, Erika Penzo, Alicia M. Jackson, Francesco Stellacci
  Brownian Dynamics Simulations to Determine Anisotropy in Diffusion Constants of Nonmagnetic Particle in Magnetic Fluids
Saurabh Tejwani, Kenneth A. Smith, T. Alan Hatton

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