Focusing on complex nanostructured systems, the book explores nanoporous silicates and spontaneously formed gels from silica-nanocolloidal solutions. It delves into the behaviors and properties of these materials, utilizing molecular dynamics simulations to provide insights into their structure and dynamics. This examination highlights the innovative aspects of nanotechnology and its applications in various fields.
This book explores the physics of ion dynamics in various ionically conducting materials, focusing on applications in electrical energy generation and storage. It covers experimental techniques for measuring and characterizing ion dynamics, molecular dynamics simulations, and relevant theories. The authors, experts in their fields, introduce measurement techniques such as calorimetry, conductivity relaxation, nuclear magnetic resonance, light scattering, and neutron scattering, aiming to familiarize readers with experimental practices and the physical quantities derived from them. Molecular dynamics simulations are also discussed, enabling readers to apply these methods to specific problems, revealing insights into ion dynamics that experiments alone cannot provide. The findings demonstrate that the properties of ion dynamics in glassy, crystalline, and liquid ionic conductors are universal, depending primarily on ion-ion interactions. These universal properties are found to be isomorphic to other complex systems, including various glass-forming materials. By integrating basic concepts, theories, experimental techniques, and simulations, the book serves as a valuable resource for researchers in condensed matter physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. It also provides foundational knowledge suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in academic settings.
