Scaling laws for single-file diffusion of adhesive particles

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Autores principales: Schweers, Sören, Antonov, Alexander P., Ryabov, Artem, Maass, Philipp
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Publicado: 2023
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author Schweers, Sören
Antonov, Alexander P.
Ryabov, Artem
Maass, Philipp
author_facet Schweers, Sören
Antonov, Alexander P.
Ryabov, Artem
Maass, Philipp
contents Single-file diffusion refers to the Brownian motion in narrow channels where particles cannot pass each other. In such processes, the diffusion of a tagged particle is typically normal at short times and becomes subdiffusive at long times. For hard-sphere interparticle interaction, the time-dependent mean squared displacement of a tracer is well understood. Here we develop a scaling theory for adhesive particles. It provides a full description of the time-dependent diffusive behavior with a scaling function that depends on an effective strength of adhesive interaction. Particle clustering induced by the adhesive interaction slows down the diffusion at short times, while it enhances subdiffusion at long times. The enhancement effect can be quantified in measurements irrespective of how tagged particles are injected into the system. Combined effects of pore structure and particle adhesiveness should speed up translocation of molecules through narrow pores.
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spellingShingle Scaling laws for single-file diffusion of adhesive particles
Schweers, Sören
Antonov, Alexander P.
Ryabov, Artem
Maass, Philipp
Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
Single-file diffusion refers to the Brownian motion in narrow channels where particles cannot pass each other. In such processes, the diffusion of a tagged particle is typically normal at short times and becomes subdiffusive at long times. For hard-sphere interparticle interaction, the time-dependent mean squared displacement of a tracer is well understood. Here we develop a scaling theory for adhesive particles. It provides a full description of the time-dependent diffusive behavior with a scaling function that depends on an effective strength of adhesive interaction. Particle clustering induced by the adhesive interaction slows down the diffusion at short times, while it enhances subdiffusion at long times. The enhancement effect can be quantified in measurements irrespective of how tagged particles are injected into the system. Combined effects of pore structure and particle adhesiveness should speed up translocation of molecules through narrow pores.
title Scaling laws for single-file diffusion of adhesive particles
topic Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.06800