Fragile to strong crossover coupled to liquid-liquid transition in hydrophobic solutions

Details Fragile to strong crossover coupled to liquid-liquid transition in hydrophobic solutions Fragile to strong crossover coupled to liquid-liquid transition in hydrophobic solutions

2012-03-30

arxiv.org/abs/1204.0014v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

5 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication on Physical Review E

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Using discrete molecular dynamics simulations we study the relation between the thermodynamic and diffusive behaviors of a primitive model of aqueous solutions of hydrophobic solutes consisting of hard spheres in the Jagla particles solvent, close to the liquid-liquid critical point of the solvent. We find that the fragile-to-strong dynamic transition in the diffusive behavior is always coupled to the low-density/high-density liquid transition. Above the liquid-liquid critical pressure, the diffusivity crossover occurs at the Widom line, the line along which the thermodynamic response functions show maxima. Below the liquid-liquid critical pressure, the diffusivity crossover occurs when the limit of mechanical stability lines are crossed, as indicated by the hysteresis observed when going from high to low temperature and vice versa. These findings show that the strong connection between dynamics and thermodynamics found in bulk water persists in hydrophobic solutions for concentrations from low to moderate, indicating that experiments measuring the relaxation time in aqueous solutions represent a viable route for solving the open questions in the field of supercooled water.

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