Nanopercolation

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2004-12-03

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0412089v1

Nano Letters 5, 1483 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

4 pages, 5 figures

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We investigate through direct molecular mechanics calculations the geometrical properties of hydrocarbon mantles subjected to percolation disorder. We show that the structures of mantles generated at the critical percolation point have a fractal dimension $d_{f} \approx 2.5$. In addition, the solvent access surface $A_{s}$ and volume $V_{s}$ of these molecules follow power-law behavior, $A_{s} \sim L^{\alpha_A}$ and $V_{s} \sim L^{\alpha_V}$, where $L$ is the system size, and with both critical exponents $\alpha_A$ and $\alpha_V$ being significantly dependent on the radius of the accessing probing molecule, $r_{p}$. Our results from extensive simulations with two distinct microscopic topologies (i.e., square and honeycomb) indicate the consistency of the statistical analysis and confirm the self-similar characteristic of the percolating hydrocarbons. Due to their highly branched topology, some of the potential applications for this new class of disordered molecules include drug delivery, catalysis, and supramolecular structures.

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