{"id":13,"date":"2017-08-01T22:18:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T02:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/nakamura\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:26:14","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/nakamura\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\r\n<li>Gao, T., Bigcraft, I., Techtmann, S., Nakamura, I., &#8220;Predicting Oil Contamination in Water Using Machine Learning on Microbial Compositions&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0344571\"><em>PLoS One 21(3): e0344571 (2026).<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Shock, C. J, Frischknecht, A. L., Stevens, M. J., and Nakamura, I, &#8220;Influence of Polymerization and Restricted Dipole Motion on the Dielectric Constants of Ionic Liquids&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.5c05453\"><em>J. Phys. Chem. B 130(3), 1045\u20131053 (2026)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Itliong, N. J., Stevens, J. M., Frischknecht, L. A., and Nakamura, I., &#8220;Stockmayer Fluid Simulations for Viscosity and Glass Transition Temperature of Ionic Liquids&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0268727\"><em>J. Chem. Phys. 163, 044503 (2025)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Shock, C. J, Stevens, M. J., Frischknecht, A. L., and Nakamura, I., &#8220;Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Dielectric Constants of Salt-free and Salt-doped Polar Solvents&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0165481\"><em>J. Chem. Phys. 159, 134507 (2023)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Gao, T., Shock, C. J, Stevens, M. J., Frischknecht, A. L., and Nakamura, I., &#8220;Surrogate Molecular Dynamics Simulation Model for Dielectric Constants with Ensemble Neural Networks&#8221;,<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1557\/s43579-022-00283-5\">MRS Communications, 2022<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/cWYXH\"><strong>View-only version here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Gao, T., \u00a0Qian Z., Chen H., Shahbazian-Yassar R., and Nakamura. I., &#8220;Inhibition of Lithium Dendrite Growth with Highly Concentrated Ions: Cellular Automaton Simulation and Surrogate Model with Ensemble Neural Networks&#8221;, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D1ME00150G\">Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2022<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/getauthorversionpdf\/D1ME00150G\">Author version here<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Gao, T., Itliong J., Kumar S. P., Hjorth Z., and Nakamura, I., &#8220;Polarization of Ionic Liquid and Polymer and its Implications for Polymerized Ionic Liquids: An Overview Towards a New Theory and Simulation&#8221;, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/pol.20210330\">J Polym Sci., 59, 2434\u20132457 (2020)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>Shock, J. C., Stevens, M., Frischknecht, A., and Nakamura, I., &#8220;Solvation Energy of Ions in a Stockmayer Fluid&#8221;, <em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.0c00769\">J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 22, 4598\u20134604<\/a><\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., &#8220;Microphase Separation of Ionic Liquid-containing Diblock Copolymers: Effects of Dielectric Inhomogeneity and Asymmetry in the Molecular Volumes and Interactions between the Cation and Anion&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.macromol.0c00318\"><em>Macromolecules 2020, <span class=\"cit-volume\">53<\/span><span class=\"cit-issue\">, 10<\/span><span class=\"cit-pageRange\">, 3891\u20133899<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., &#8220;Phase diagrams of polymer-containing liquid mixtures with a theory-embedded neural network&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1367-2630\/ab68fc\"><em>New J. Phys.<\/em> 22, 015001 (2020)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., Schock J. C., Eggart L., and Gao T., &#8220;Theoretical Aspects of Ionic Liquids for Soft\u2010matter Sciences&#8221;,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ijch.201800143\">Isr. J. Chem., 58, 1\u201312 (2018)<\/a><\/em>: Review Paper<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. &#8220;Effects of Dielectric Inhomogeneity and Electrostatic Correlation on the Solvation Energy of Ions in Liquids&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.8b01465\"><span class=\"cit-title\"><i>J. Phys. Chem. B<\/i><\/span><span class=\"cit-volume\">, 122<\/span><span class=\"cit-issue\">, 22<\/span><span class=\"cit-pageRange\">, 6064\u20136071 (2018)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><span class=\"article__author-link\">Chen, H., \u00a0An, L., \u00a0and \u00a0Nakamura, I., &#8220;Water dissolution in ionic liquids between charged surfaces: Effects of electric polarization and electrostatic correlation&#8221;, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C7ME00119C\">Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 3, 328-341 (2018)<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>Duan, X., Nakamura, I., \u00a0and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cMonte Carlo simulation of electrostatic interactions in inhomogeneous dielectric media: Correct sampling for the local lattice simulation algorithm\u201d,\u00a0arxiv:1705.03979 (2017)<\/li>\r\n<li>Liu, L. and Nakamura, I., \u201cSolvation Energy of Ions in Polymers: Effects of Chain Length and Connectivity on Saturated Dipoles Near Ions\u201d,<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcb.7b00671\"><em> J. Phys. Chem. B,<\/em> 121, 3142-3150 (2017)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., \u201cSpinodal Decomposition of a Polymer and Ionic liquid Mixture: Effects of Electrostatic Interactions and Hydrogen Bonds on Phase Instability\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.macromol.5b02189\"><em>Macromolecules,<\/em> 49, 690-699 (2016)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Ren, C., Nakamura, I., and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cEffects of Ion-Induced Cross-linking on the Phase Behavior in Salt-Doped Polymer Blends\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.macromol.5b02229\"><em>Macromolecules,<\/em> 49, 425-431 (2016)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Chen, H. and Nakamura, I., \u201cEffects of the Dielectric Response of Single-Component Liquids and Liquid Mixtures on Electrochemical Properties between Charged Plates\u201d,<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.5b06675\"> <em>J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em>, 119, 24714\u201324723 (2015)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., \u201cDipolar Self-Consistent Field Theory for Ionic Liquids: Effects of Dielectric Inhomogeneity in Ionic Liquids between Charged Plates\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jp511770r\"><em>J. Phys. Chem. C,<\/em> 119, 7086-7094 (2015)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Duan, X. and Nakamura, I., \u201cA New Lattice Monte Carlo Simulation for Dielectric Saturation in Ion-Containing Liquids\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C5SM00336A\"><em>Soft Matter<\/em>, 11, 3566-3571 (2015)<\/a> and also selected by \u201cHot Articles for May\u201d in Soft Matter Blog.<\/li>\r\n<li>Manabe, Y., Wada, T., Tsunoyama, Y., Nakajima, H., Nakamura, I., and Bando, M.,<br \/>\u201cWhack-A-Mole Model: Towards a Unified Description of Biological Effects Caused by Radiation Exposure\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7566\/JPSJ.84.044002\"><em>J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.<\/em> 84, 044002 (2015)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Manabe, Y., Nakamura, I., and Bando, M., \u201cReaction Rate Theory of Radiation<br \/>Exposure and Scaling Hypothesis in Mutation Frequency\u201d,<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7566\/JPSJ.83.114003\"><em> J. Phys. Soc. Jpn<\/em>., 83, 114003 (2014)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., \u201cSynergistic Effects of Ion Pairs on the Dielectric Properties of Diblock Copolymer Melts\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C4SM02023E\"><em>Soft Matter (Communication),<\/em> 10, 9596-9600 (2014)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., \u201cIon Solvation in Polymer Blends and Block Copolymer Melts: Effects of Chain Length and Connectivity on the Reorganization of Dipoles\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/jp502987a\"><em>J. Phys. Chem. B,<\/em> 118, 5787-5796 (2014)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Wang, X., Thelen, J. L., Teran, A. A., Chintapalli, M., Nakamura, I., Wang, Z.-G., Newstein, M. C., Balsara, N. P., and Garetz, B. A., \u201cEvolution of Grain Structure during Disorder-to-Order Transitions in a Block Copolymer\/Salt Mixture Studied by Depolarized Light Scattering\u201d, <em>Macromolecules,<\/em> 47, 5784-5792 (2014)<\/li>\r\n<li>Thelen, J. L., Teran, A. A., Wang, X., Garetz, B. A., Nakamura, I., Wang, Z.-G., and Balsara, N. P., \u201cPhase Behavior of a Block Copolymer\/Salt Mixture through the Order-to-Disorder Transition\u201d, <em>Macromolecules,<\/em> 47, 2666-2673 (2014)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cThermodynamics of Salt-Doped Block Copolymers\u201d, <em>ACS Macro Lett<\/em>., 3, 708-711 (2014)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., Balsara N. P., and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cFirst-Order Disordered-to-Lamellar Phase Transition in Lithium Salt-Doped Block Copolymers\u201d<em>, ACS Macro Lett.<\/em>, 2, 478- 481 (2013).<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cEffects of Dielectric Inhomogeneity in Polyelectrolyte Solutions\u201d, <em>Soft Matter<\/em>, 9, 5686-5690 (2013)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., Shi, A.-C., and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cIon Solvation in Liquid Mixtures: Effects of Solvent Reorganization\u201d, <em>Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/em>, 109, 257802 (2012)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cSalt-doped Block Copolymers: Ion Distribution, Domain <em>Soft Matter<\/em>, 8, 9356-9367 (2012)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Dmitra<code>\u0160<\/code>inovic, V., \u201cGaussian Functional Approximation to &#8216;t Hooft&#8217;s extension of the Linear \u03a3 Model\u201d, <em>Phys. Rev. D<\/em>, 85, 056004 (2012)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., Balsara N. P., and Wang, Z.-G., \u201cThermodynamics of Ion-Containing Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers\u201d, <em>Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/em>, 107, 198301 (2011)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Shi, A.-C., \u201cPhase Separation Induced by Ladder-Like Polymer- Polymer Complexation\u201d,<em> J. Phys. Chem. B,<\/em> 115, 2783-2790 (2010)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Shi, A.-C., \u201cSelf-consistent Field Theory of Polymer-ionic Molecule Complexation\u201d, <em>J. Chem. Phys.<\/em>, 132, 194103 (2010)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Shi, A.-C., \u201cConformation of a Tethered Polymer in a Leaky<br \/>Nanocavity\u201d, <em>J. Chem. Phys<\/em>, 132, 174102 (2010), and also selected by <em>Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research<\/em>, May 15 (2010)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Shi, A.-C., \u201cStudy of Entropy-driven Self-assembly of Rigid<br \/><em>Macromolecules<\/em>\u201d,<em> Phys. Rev. E<\/em>, 80, 021112 (2009), and also selected by <em>Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science &amp; Technology<\/em>, August 31 (2009)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I., Shi, A.-C., Nutiu, R., Yu, J. M. Y., and Li, Y., \u201cKinetics of Signaling-DNA-Aptamer-ATP Binding\u201d,<em> Phys. Rev. E<\/em>, 79, 031906 (2009), and also selected by <em>Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research<\/em>, April 1 (2009)<\/li>\r\n<li>Dmitra<code>\u0160<\/code>inovic, V. and Nakamura, I., \u201cDynamical Symmetry Breaking and the Nambu-Goldstone Theorem in the Gaussian Wave Functional Approximation\u201d, <em>J. Math. Phys<\/em>., 44, 2839-2852 (2003)<\/li>\r\n<li>Nakamura, I. and Dmitra<code>\u0160<\/code>inovic, V., \u201cLinear \u03a3 Model in the Gaussian Wave<br \/>Functional Approximation \u0399\u0399: Analyticity of the S-Matrix and the Effective Potential\/Action\u201d,<em> Nucl. Phys<\/em>. 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