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Microscopic dynamics of the orientation of a hydrated nanoparticle in an electric field.

Physical review letters · 2009 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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Atomistic simulations of a nonpolar nanoparticle in water under an electric field found that the torque on the nanoparticle is about 2× larger than continuum-electrostatics-based estimates. For fields |E| > 0.015 V/Å, the nanoparticle reorientation time was a…

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PublicationPhysical review letters · 2009
Study typeother
Reported directionUnclear
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

We use atomistic simulations to study the orientational dynamics of a nonpolar nanoparticle suspended in water and subject to an electric field. Because of the molecular-level effects we describe, the torque exerted on the nanoparticle exceeds continuum-electrostatics-based estimates by about a factor of 2. The reorientation time of a 16.2 x 16.2 x 3.35 A(3) nanoparticle in a field |E| > 0.015 V/A is an order of magnitude less than the field-free orientational time (approximately 1 ns). Surprisingly, the alignment speed is nearly independent of the nanoparticle size in this regime. These findings are relevant for design of novel nanostructures and sensors and development of nanoengineering methods.

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Study typeother
Effect directionunclear
PopulationNot supplied
Sample sizeNot supplied
ExposureNot supplied
Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 78% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Atomistic simulations of a nonpolar nanoparticle in water under an electric field found that the torque on the nanoparticle is about 2× larger than continuum-electrostatics-based estimates. For fields |E| > 0.015 V/Å, the nanoparticle reorientation time was about an order of magnitude shorter than the field-free orientational time (~1 ns), and alignment speed was nearly independent of nanoparticle size in this regime.

Outcomes measured

  • nanoparticle torque in electric field
  • nanoparticle reorientation/alignment time
  • size dependence of alignment speed

Limitations

  • Atomistic simulation study (not an in vivo or human study).
  • No health outcomes assessed; focuses on nanoparticle orientational dynamics.
  • Field exposure characterized by electric field magnitude; no frequency information provided.
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.207801
PubMed: 20366014

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