We have studied the effective response of composites of spherical particles with a dielectric profile which varies along the radius of the particles. We developed a differential effective dipole theory to compute the dipole moment of individual spherical particle and hence the effective dielectric response of a dilute suspension. The theory has been applied to two model dielectric profiles. Mor...

We propose a method for the theoretical investigation of polymer translocation through composite pore structures possessing arbitrarily specified geometries. The proposed method accounts for possible reverse chain motions at the interface between the constituent parts of a composite pore. As an illustration of our method, we study polymer translocation between two spherical compartments connect...

Within the context of the Maxwell Garnett model, we calculate the nonlinear susceptibility of a composite optical material comprised of spherical inclusion particles contained within a host material. We allow both constituents to respond nonlinearly and to exhibit linear absorption. Our treatment takes complete account of the tensor nature of the nonlinear interaction, under the assumption that...

We evaluate the percolation threshold values for a realistic model of continuum segregated systems, where random spherical inclusions forbid the percolating objects, modeled by hardcore spherical particles surrounded by penetrable shells, to occupy large regions inside the composite. We find that the percolation threshold is generally a nonmonotonous function of segregation, and that an optimal...

Silica exists in Rice husk, an agriculture waste, as a naturally occurring phase. In first step, acidic pre-treatment and calcination of the rice husk were performed to obtain nano-silica, in which various sizes of the nano-silica, totally with sizes under 80 nm, were achieved. Second, to reduce nano-silica to elemental Si and subsequently formation of the composite, Mg used as the reducing age...