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ArticleNature communications2025

Asymmetric rotations slow down diffusion under confinement.

Zhiqiang Liu, Xun Kan, Mingbin Gao, Yi Ji, Fangxiu Ye, Jingyi Tan, Fengqing Liu, Jiamin Yuan, Xiaomin Tang, Haohan Li and 13 more

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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Zhiqiang Liu *Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Province for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. zqliu_wh@wust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-0125
Xun Kan *National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, PR China.
Mingbin Gao *State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7143-2658
Yi JiState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 2011-Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.
Fangxiu YeNational Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.
Jingyi TanState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR China.
Fengqing LiuState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-5897-4141
Jiamin YuanState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR China.
Xiaomin TangState Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5651-4444
Haohan LiState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 2011-Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.
Pan GaoState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 2011-Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.
Jiaao XueInterdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Province for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Qun CaiInterdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Province for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Naresh C OstiNeutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0213-2299
Niina H JalarvoNeutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-6866
Cheng LiNeutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-6413
Yongcun ZouState Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, PR China.
Yi LiState Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-3674
Shutao XuNational Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-8371
Guangjin HouState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 2011-Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China. ghou@dicp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8216-863X
Mao YeNational Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, PR China. maoye@dicp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-2402
Fujian LiuNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, PR China. fjliu@fzu.edu.cn.
Anmin ZhengInterdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Province for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. zhenganm@wipm.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-6510

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22125304
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translation and rotation are the two most fundamental forms of diffusion, yet their coupling mechanism is not clear, especially under confinement. Here, we provided evidence of the coupling between rotation and translation using a substituted benzene molecule as an example. A counterintuitive behavior was observed where the movement of the smaller molecule with an asymmetric shape was unexpectedly slower than the larger one with a symmetric shape in confined channels of zeolite. We showed that this diffusion behavior was caused by the presence of the specific and selective interaction of the asymmetric guest with the pores, which increased the local restricted residence time, thus inhibiting the translation under confinement, as further confirmed by dynamic breakthrough curves, uptake measurements, quasi-elastic neutron scattering, and

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