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<journal-id>0035-001X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física]]></journal-title>
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<issn>0035-001X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Charged pore matrices prepared with and without template particles by computer simulations]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Nuñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Dominguez]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México Distrito Federal]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Física ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México Distrito Federal]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<year>2004</year>
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<year>2004</year>
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<volume>50</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>331</fpage>
<lpage>336</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0035-001X2004000400001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0035-001X2004000400001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0035-001X2004000400001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Series of Molecular Dynamics simulations to study the structure of different porous matrices were investigated. Matrices were prepared by two different processes. The first method consisted of charged particles simulated at a fixed density, and after equilibration, the matrix structure was taken from the last configuration. The second method was prepared from a binary mixture of charged particles where one of the components served as the template material and the other as the matrix. The final porous matrix configuration was obtained by removing template particles from the equilibrated mixture, and therefore only the matrix particles remained in the system. The volume distribution, the cluster formation, and the porosity in the pore matrix were investigated. The present results were compared with previous results of pore matrices prepared without electrostatic interactions. Therefore, electrostatic effects were analyzed in terms of the pore matrix preparation method. As a general trend, it was observed that matrices prepared with template presented smaller voids in the structure in comparison with matrices prepared without template. It was also found that porosity was higher in matrices without template than in matrices with template. When comparisons were made between matrices with and without electrostatic interactions, the porosity was higher in matrices with charge than in matrices without charge. Finally, at low and high temperatures, the porosity values were nearly the same.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Se realizaron simulaciones de Dinámica Molecular para estudiar la estructura de matrices porosas. Las matrices fueron preparadas mediante dos métodos. El primer método consistió en simular partículas cargadas a una densidad fija donde su última configuración fué la de la matriz. El segundo método utilizó una mezcla binaria de partículas cargadas donde una especie se consideró como partículas de un substrato y la otra especie como partículas de la matriz. La configuración final de la matriz se tomó después de congelar al sistema y remover las partículas del substrato. Se investigó la distribución de volúmenes, la formación de agregados y la porosidad de las matrices. Los resultados de la porosidad obtenidos se compararon con resultados anteriores para sistemas sin interacciones eléctricas. Así entonces, fue posible estudiar el efecto de la interacción electrostática en la preparación de matrices porosas. Los resultados muestran que las matrices preparadas sin partículas substrato tienen mayores cavidades que aquellas matrices preparadas con substrato. Las comparaciones entre matrices con y sin cargas muestran que la porosidad es mayor en matrices preparadas con interacciones electrostáticas. Finalmente, a altas y bajas temperaturas las porosidades fueron muy similares.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="4">Carta</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>Charged pore matrices prepared with and without template particles</b> <b>by computer simulations</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>E. Nu&ntilde;ez<sup>a</sup>, M. Rivera<sup>b</sup>, and H. Dominguez<sup>a,</sup>*</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>a </sup>Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Aut&oacute;noma de M&eacute;xico,</i> <i>04510 M&eacute;xico, D.F. Tel. 52 (55) 5622 46 04, Fax. 52 (55) 56 22 46 02</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>b</sup> Instituto de F&iacute;sica, Universidad Nacional Aut&oacute;noma de M&eacute;xico, 01000 M&eacute;xico, D.F. *</i> E&#45;mail: <a href="mailto:hectordc@servidor.unam.mx">hectordc@servidor.unam.mx</a><i>.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Recibido el 10 de noviembre de 2003;    <br> 	Aceptado el 5 de marzo de 2004.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Series of Molecular Dynamics simulations to study the structure of different porous matrices were investigated. Matrices were prepared by two different processes. The first method consisted of charged particles simulated at a fixed density, and after equilibration, the matrix structure was taken from the last configuration. The second method was prepared from a binary mixture of charged particles where one of the components served as the template material and the other as the matrix. The final porous matrix configuration was obtained by removing template particles from the equilibrated mixture, and therefore only the matrix particles remained in the system. The volume distribution, the cluster formation, and the porosity in the pore matrix were investigated. The present results were compared with previous results of pore matrices prepared without electrostatic interactions. Therefore, electrostatic effects were analyzed in terms of the pore matrix preparation method. As a general trend, it was observed that matrices prepared with template presented smaller voids in the structure in comparison with matrices prepared without template. It was also found that porosity was higher in matrices without template than in matrices with template. When comparisons were made between matrices with and without electrostatic interactions, the porosity was higher in matrices with charge than in matrices without charge. Finally, at low and high temperatures, the porosity values were nearly the same.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords:</b> Porous structure; porosity; charged porous matrices; computer simulation.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Se realizaron simulaciones de Din&aacute;mica Molecular para estudiar la estructura de matrices porosas. Las matrices fueron preparadas mediante dos m&eacute;todos. El primer m&eacute;todo consisti&oacute; en simular part&iacute;culas cargadas a una densidad fija donde su &uacute;ltima configuraci&oacute;n fu&eacute; la de la matriz. El segundo m&eacute;todo utiliz&oacute; una mezcla binaria de part&iacute;culas cargadas donde una especie se consider&oacute; como part&iacute;culas de un substrato y la otra especie como part&iacute;culas de la matriz. La configuraci&oacute;n final de la matriz se tom&oacute; despu&eacute;s de congelar al sistema y remover las part&iacute;culas del substrato. Se investig&oacute; la distribuci&oacute;n de vol&uacute;menes, la formaci&oacute;n de agregados y la porosidad de las matrices. Los resultados de la porosidad obtenidos se compararon con resultados anteriores para sistemas sin interacciones el&eacute;ctricas. As&iacute; entonces, fue posible estudiar el efecto de la interacci&oacute;n electrost&aacute;tica en la preparaci&oacute;n de matrices porosas. Los resultados muestran que las matrices preparadas sin part&iacute;culas substrato tienen mayores cavidades que aquellas matrices preparadas con substrato. Las comparaciones entre matrices con y sin cargas muestran que la porosidad es mayor en matrices preparadas con interacciones electrost&aacute;ticas. Finalmente, a altas y bajas temperaturas las porosidades fueron muy similares.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Descriptores:</b> Estructura de poros; porosidad; matrices porosas cargadas; simulaciones por computadora.</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 61.25.&#45;f; 61.43.Bn; 61.43.Gt</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmf/v50n4/v50n4a1.pdf" target="_blank">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Acknowledgments</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">We acknowledge the support from DGAPA, UNAM through grant IN113201 and CONACyT&#45;M&eacute;xico through grant 37323E</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>References</b></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">1.&nbsp;W.G. Madden and E.D. Glandt, <i>J. Stat. Phys.</i> <b>51</b> (1988) 537.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302608&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">2.&nbsp;W.G. Madden, <i>J. Chem. Phys.</i> <b>96</b> (1992) 5422.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302610&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100002&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">3.&nbsp;L. Verlet, <i>Phys. Rev.</i> <b>163</b> (1968)201.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302612&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100003&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">4.&nbsp;H. Jonsson and H. C. Andersen, <i>J. Phys. Chem.</i> <b>88</b> (1984) 4019</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302614&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100004&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --><!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">5.&nbsp;P.J. Steinhardt, D.R. Nelsen, and M. Ronchetti , <i>Phys. Rev. B.</i> <b>28</b> (1983) 784.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302615&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100005&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">6.&nbsp;S. Yashonath and V.C. Jyothi Bhasu, <i>Chem. Phys. Lett.</i> <b>189</b> (1992)311.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=8302617&pid=S0035-001X200400040000100006&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    ]]></body>
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