147 citations
Counting papers with at most 25 authors, so collaboration author lists do not stand in for the people here.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasAR18 papers
- National University of Mar del PlataAR17 papers
- McGill UniversityCA8 papers
- Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeresFR2 papers
- Instituto de Física del SurAR2 papers
- Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaES2 papers
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFR1 paper
- Emory UniversityUS1 paper
- Forschungsverbund BerlinDE1 paper
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieDE1 paper
- Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDE1 paper
- Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonFR1 paper
24 papers
Conduction Mechanisms in Epitaxial NiO/Graphene Gas Sensors
Somayeh Saadat Niavol, Melanie Budde, Alexandra Papadogianni +9
Integrated, highly sensitive and reversible sensor devices for toxic and hazardous gases in environmental pollution monitoring can be realized with graphene-based materials. Here w…
Transient Superdiffusive Motion on a Disordered Ratchet Potential
D. G. Zarlenga, G. L. Frontini, Fereydoon Family +1
The relationship between anomalous superdiffusive behavior and particle trapping probability is analyzed on a rocking ratchet potential with spatially correlated weak disorder. The…
Effects of discretization on viscosity in the necklace model
D. A. Mártin, C. M. Aldao
The consequences of discretization on the resulting viscosity for the necklace model are analyzed to find out the mechanisms by which this model leads to results different from wha…
Presence of Two Maxima in the Isothermal Free-Radical Polymerization Rate of Isobornyl Methacrylate Retarded by Oxygen
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
The kinetics of the free-radical polymerization of isobornyl methacrylate (IBoMA) at 80C, initiated by benzoyl peroxide (BPO), was determined by differential scanning calorimetry (…
Miscibility of blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) and oligodiols based on a bisphenol A nucleus and ethylene oxide or propylene oxide branches
B. Jaffrennou, E. R. Soule, F. Mechin +3
Cloud-point curves of blends of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with a series of oligodiols based on a bisphenol A nucleus and short branches of poly(ethylene oxide) or poly(propy…
Kinetics of the Free-Radical Polymerization of Isobornyl Methacrylate in the Presence of Polyisobutylenes of Different Molar Masses
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
The effect of a linear polymer dissolved in a reactive monomer on the kinetics of free-radical polymerization is studied. The selected system was a solution of polyisobutylene (PIB…
Thermodynamic Model of Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium in Solutions of Alkanethiol-Coated Nanoparticles
Ezequiel R. Soule, Cristina E. Hoppe, Julio Borrajo +1
A thermodynamic model for a mixture of alkanethiol-coated nanoparticles (NPs) and low molecular weight (non-polymeric) solvent is developed, and calculations of liquid-liquid phase…
Thermodynamic Analysis of a Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation in Nanoparticle-Monomer-Polymer Blends
Ezequiel R. Soule, Julio Borrajo, Roberto J. J. Williams
We perform a thermodynamic analysis of the polymerization-induced phase separation in nanoparticle-monomer-polymer blends using a simple model recently proposed by V. V. Ginzburg (…
Textures in Polygonal Arrangements of Square Nanoparticles in Nematic Liquid Crystals Matrices
Paul M. Phillips, N. Mei, Ezequiel R. Soule +2
A systematic analysis of defect textures in facetted nanoparticles with polygonal configurations embedded in a nematic matrix is performed using the Landau-de Gennes model, homeotr…
Nanostructured epoxies based on the self-assembly of block copolymers: a new miscible block that can be tailored to different epoxy formulations
S. Maiez-Tribut, J. P. Pascault, E. R. Soule +2
Nanostructured thermosets may be obtained by self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in a reactive solvent and fixation of the morphologies by the cross-linking reaction. Nan…
Analysis of the Phase Separation Induced by a Free-Radical Polymerization in Solutions of Polyisobutylene in Isobornyl Methacrylate
Ezequiel R. Soule, Guillermo E. Elicabe, Julio Borrajo +1
We analyze a polymerization-induced phase separation taking place in solutions of a polymer dissolved in a vinyl monomer undergoing an isothermal free-radical polymerization. The s…
A Rubber-Modified Thermoplastic where the Morphology Produced by Phase-Separation Induced by Polymerization Disappears at High Conversions
E. R. Soule, G. E. Elicabe, R. J. J. Williams
An unexpected experimental finding is reported where the primary morphology developed during polymerization-induced phase separation in a rubber-modified thermoplastic disappears a…
A good and computationally efficient polynomial approximation to the Maier-Saupe nematic free energy
Ezequiel R. Soule, Alejandro D. Rey
A new computational strategy is proposed to approximate, with a simple but accurate expression, the Maier- Saupe free energy for nematic order. Instead of the traditional approach…
Thermodynamic Modelling of Phase Equilibrium in Nanoparticles-Nematic Liquid Crystals Composites
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Linda Reven, Alejandro D. Rey
In this work, a theoretical study of phase equilibrium in mixtures of a calamitic nematic liquid crystal and hard spherical nanoparticles is presented. A mean-field thermodynamic m…
Dynamics of transient metastable states in mixtures under coupled phase ordering and chemical demixing
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Alejandro D. Rey
We present theory and simulation of simultaneous chemical demixing and phase ordering in a polymer-liquid crystal mixture in conditions where isotropic-isotropic phase separation i…
Multiple interfaces in diffusional phase transitions in binary mesogen-non-mesogen mixtures undergoing metastable phase separations
Ezequiel R. Soule, Cyrille Lavigne, Linda Reven +1
Theory and simulations of simultaneous chemical demixing and phase ordering are performed for a mixed order parameter system with an isotropic-isotropic (I-I) phase separation that…
Nonmonotonic Evolution of the Blocking Temperature in Dispersions of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
D. Serantes, D. Baldomir, M. Pereiro +3
We use a Monte Carlo approach to simulate the influence of the dipolar interaction on assemblies of monodisperse superparamagnetic nanoparticles. We have identified…
SrCo0{}: non-one-dimensional behavior of a charge ordered structurally quasi-one-dimensional oxide
A. S. Botana, P. M. Botta, C. de la Calle +4
We have synthesized SrCoO, a quasi-one-dimensional oxide, measured its magnetic properties and calculated its electronic structure by ab initio techniques. We have f…
Thermodynamics, transition dynamics, and texturing in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with mesogens exhibiting a direct isotropic/smectic-A transition
Ezequiel R. Soule, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Alejandro D. Rey
Experimental and modeling/simulation studies of phase equilibrium and growth morphologies of novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) mixtures of PS (polystyrene) and liquid c…
Formation and kinetics of transient metastable states in mixtures under coupled phase ordering and chemical demixing
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Alejandro D. Rey
We present theory and simulation of simultaneous chemical demixing and phase ordering in a polymer-liquid crystal mixture in conditions where isotropic- isotropic phase separation…
Theory and computation of directional nematic phase ordering
Ezequiel R. Soulé, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir. Alejandro D. Rey
A computational study of morphological instabilities of a two-dimensional nematic front under directional growth was performed using a Landau-de Gennes type quadrupolar tensor orde…
Non-Isothermal Model for Nematic Spherulite Growth
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Ezequiel R. Soule, Alejandro D. Rey
A computational study of the growth of two-dimensional nematic spherulites in an isotropic phase was performed using a Landau-de Gennes type quadrupolar ensor order parameter model…
Stark effect on a geometry defined by a cake' slice
Jorge-Alejandro Reyes-Esqueda, Carlos I. Mendoza, Marcelo del Castillo-Mussot +1
By using a variational calculation, we study the effect of an external applied electric field on the ground state of electrons confined in a quantum box with a geometry defined by…
Cooper Pairing Revisited
V. C. Aguilera-Navarro, M. Fortes, M. de Llano +1
We recall the fundamental fact that Cooper pairs defined without ignoring two- hole pairs along with two-particle ones leads to a purely imaginary pair energy when the problem is b…