Spontaneous Synchronization of Two Bistable Pyridine-Furan Nanosprings Connected by an Oligomeric Bridge.

The intensive development of nanodevices acting as two-state systems has motivated the search for nanoscale molecular structures whose long-term conformational dynamics are similar to the dynamics of bistable mechanical systems such as Euler arches and Duffing oscillators. Collective synchrony in bistable dynamics of molecular-sized systems has attracted immense attention as a potential pathway to amplify the output signals of molecular nanodevices. Recently, pyridine-furan oligomers of helical shape that are a few nanometers in size and exhibit bistable dynamics similar to a Duffing oscillator have been identified through molecular dynamics simulations. In this article, we present the case of dynamical synchronization of these bistable systems. We show that two pyridine-furan springs connected by a rigid oligomeric bridge spontaneously synchronize vibrations and stochastic resonance enhances the synchronization effect.

Spontaneous Vibrations and Stochastic Resonance of Short Oligomeric Springs.

There is growing interest in molecular structures that exhibit dynamics similar to bistable mechanical systems. These structures have the potential to be used as two-state operating units for various functional purposes. Particularly intriguing are the bistable systems that display spontaneous vibrations and stochastic resonance. Previously, via molecular dynamics simulations, it was discovered that short pyridine-furan springs in water, when subjected to stretching with power loads, exhibit the bistable dynamics of a Duffing oscillator. In this study, we extend these simulations to include short pyridine-pyrrole and pyridine-furan springs in a hydrophobic solvent. Our findings demonstrate that these systems also display the bistable dynamics, accompanied by spontaneous vibrations and stochastic resonance activated by thermal noise.

Short Pyridine-Furan Springs Exhibit Bistable Dynamics of Duffing Oscillators.

The intensive development of nanodevices acting as two-state systems has motivated the search for nanoscale molecular structures whose dynamics are similar to those of bistable mechanical systems, such as Euler arches and Duffing oscillators. Of particular interest are the molecular structures capable of spontaneous vibrations and stochastic resonance. Recently, oligomeric molecules that were a few nanometers in size and exhibited the bistable dynamics of an Euler arch were identified through molecular dynamics simulations of short fragments of thermo-responsive polymers subject to force loading. In this article, we present molecular dynamics simulations of short pyridine-furan springs a few nanometers in size and demonstrate the bistable dynamics of a Duffing oscillator with thermally-activated spontaneous vibrations and stochastic resonance.