scholarly journals Monoclinic–orthorhombic first-order phase transition in K2ZnSi5O12 leucite analogue; transition mechanism and spontaneous strain analysis.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Anthony M.T. Bell ◽  
Francis Clegg ◽  
Christopher M.B. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Phase Region ◽  
Martensitic Transition ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Spontaneous Strain ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transition Mechanism ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Abstract Hydrothermally synthesised K2ZnSi5O12 has a polymerised framework structure with the same topology as leucite (KAlSi2O6, tetragonal I41/a), which has two tetrahedrally coordinated Al3+ cations replaced by Zn2+ and Si4+. At 293 K it has a cation-ordered framework P21/c monoclinic structure with lattice parameters a = 13.1773(2) Å, b = 13.6106(2) Å, c = 13.0248(2) Å and β = 91.6981(9)°. This structure is isostructural with K2MgSi5O12, the first cation-ordered leucite analogue characterised. With increasing temperature, the P21/c structure transforms reversibly to cation-ordered framework orthorhombic Pbca. This transition takes place over the temperature range 848−863 K where both phases coexist; there is an ~1.2% increase in unit cell volume between 843 K (P21/c) and 868 K (Pbca), characteristic of a first-order, displacive, ferroelastic phase transition. Spontaneous strain analysis defines the symmetry- and non-symmetry related changes and shows that the mechanism is weakly first order; the two-phase region is consistent with the mechanism being a strain-related martensitic transition.

scholarly journals A first order phase transition mechanism underlies protein aggregation in mammalian cells

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjun Narayanan ◽  
Anatoli Meriin ◽  
J Owen Andrews ◽  
Jan-Hendrik Spille ◽  
Michael Y Sherman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transition Mechanism ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
First Order Phase

The formation of misfolded protein aggregates is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. The aggregate formation process exhibits an initial lag phase when precursor clusters spontaneously assemble. However, most experimental assays are blind to this lag phase. We develop a quantitative assay based on super-resolution imaging in fixed cells and light sheet imaging of living cells to study the early steps of aggregation in mammalian cells. We find that even under normal growth conditions mammalian cells have precursor clusters. The cluster size distribution is precisely that expected for a so-called super-saturated system in first order phase transition. This means there exists a nucleation barrier, and a critical size above which clusters grow and mature. Homeostasis is maintained through a Szilard model entailing the preferential clearance of super-critical clusters. We uncover a role for a putative chaperone (RuvBL) in this disassembly of large clusters. The results indicate early aggregates behave like condensates.Editorial note: This article has been through an editorial process in which the authors decide how to respond to the issues raised during peer review. The Reviewing Editor's assessment is that all the issues have been addressed (<xref ref-type="decision-letter" rid="SA1">see decision letter</xref>).

scholarly journals Phase Transition of the Horava-Lifshitz AdS Black Holes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Zhi Du ◽  
Hui-Hua Zhao ◽  
Li-Chun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
Coexistence Curve ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Ads Black Holes ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
First Order Phase

AbstractSome ones have showed the first-order phase transition of the Horava-Lifshitz (HL) AdS black holes has unique characters from other AdS black holes. While the coexistence zone of the first-order phase transition was not exhibited. As well known the coexistence curve of a black hole carries a lot of information about black hole, which provides a powerful diagnostic of the thermodynamic properties on black hole. We study the first-order phase transition coexistence curves of the HL AdS black holes by the Maxwell’s equal-area law, and give the boundary of two-phase coexistence zone. It is very interesting that the first-order phase transition point is determined by the pressure F on the surface of the HL AdS black hole’s horizon, instead of only the pressure P (or the temperature T). This unique property distinguishes the HL AdS black hole from the other AdS black hole systems. Furthermore, this black hole system have the critical curves, and on which every point stands for a critical point.

Two-phase coexisting state of n-hexatriacontane in the first-order phase transition

2003 ◽  
Vol 405 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidehiko Honda ◽  
Hiroshi Ogura ◽  
Shuichi Tasaki ◽  
Akio Chiba
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
First Order Phase

scholarly journals Gravitational wave signals of dark matter freeze-out

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Marfatia ◽  
Po-Yan Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Order Phase Transition ◽  
First Order ◽  
Stochastic Background ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
Relic Abundance ◽  
First Order Phase ◽  
Freeze Out

Abstract We study the stochastic background of gravitational waves which accompany the sudden freeze-out of dark matter triggered by a cosmological first order phase transition that endows dark matter with mass. We consider models that produce the measured dark matter relic abundance via (1) bubble filtering, and (2) inflation and reheating, and show that gravitational waves from these mechanisms are detectable at future interferometers.

scholarly journals Dark Matter production from relativistic bubble walls

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Azatov ◽  
Miguel Vanvlasselaer ◽  
Wen Yin
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Dark Matter ◽  
Electroweak Phase Transition ◽  
First Order ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
First Order Phase Transition ◽  
Relic Abundance ◽  
Higgs Portal ◽  
First Order Phase ◽  
Gravitational Background

Abstract In this paper we present a novel mechanism for producing the observed Dark Matter (DM) relic abundance during the First Order Phase Transition (FOPT) in the early universe. We show that the bubble expansion with ultra-relativistic velocities can lead to the abundance of DM particles with masses much larger than the scale of the transition. We study this non-thermal production mechanism in the context of a generic phase transition and the electroweak phase transition. The application of the mechanism to the Higgs portal DM as well as the signal in the Stochastic Gravitational Background are discussed.

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