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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Graph Theoretical Description of Phase Transitions in Complex Multiscale Phases with Supramolecular Assemblies.

Ruochen Yang, Kalil Bernardino, Xiongye Xiao, Weverson R Gomes, Davi A Mattoso, Nicholas A Kotov, Paul Bogdan, André F de Moura

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Ruochen YangMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Kalil BernardinoDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Xiongye XiaoMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Weverson R GomesDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Davi A MattosoDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
Nicholas A KotovCenter of Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS), Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2102, USA.
Paul BogdanMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
André F de MouraDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-4803

Funding

Defense Sciences Office, DARPA N66001-17-1-4044Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2013/07296-2Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2017/12063-8Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2021/03516-4Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2021/11813-9Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2023/09350-6National Science Foundation 1463474National Science Foundation 1566460National Science Foundation 1932620National Science Foundation CCF-1837131National Science Foundation CNS-National Science Foundation CPS/CNS-1453860National Science Foundation MCB-1936775Okawa FoundationVannevar Bush DoD ONR N000141812876Wellcome Trust 224310
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Abstract

Phase transitions are typically quantified using order parameters, such as crystal lattice distances and radial distribution functions, which can identify subtle changes in crystalline materials or high-contrast phases with large structural differences. However, the identification of phases with high complexity, multiscale organization and of complex patterns during the structural fluctuations preceding phase transitions, which are essential for understanding the system pathways between phases, is challenging for those traditional analyses. Here, it is shown that for two model systems- thermotropic liquid crystals and a lyotropic water/surfactant mixtures-graph theoretical (GT) descriptors can successfully identify complex phases combining molecular and nanoscale levels of organization that are hard to characterize with traditional methodologies. Furthermore, the GT descriptors also reveal the pathways between the different phases. Specifically, centrality parameters and node-based fractal dimension quantify the system behavior preceding the transitions, capturing fluctuation-induced breakup of aggregates and their long-range cooperative interactions. GT parameterization can be generalized for a wide range of chemical systems and be instrumental for the growth mechanisms of complex nanostructures.

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complex multiscale phasesgraph theoryorder parametersphase transitionstopological metrics

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PMID38952077
PMCPMC11967988

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