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arxiv: 2604.09751 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-10 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.stat-mech

Numerical Modeling of Solvent Diffusion through the Transition Metal Dichalcogenides based Nanomaterials

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keywords solvent diffusiontransition metal dichalcogenidesnanoparticle sizenumerical simulationFick's lawdynamic bond percolationShannon entropylayer exfoliation
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A numerical simulation of solvent diffusion in TMD nanomaterials using modified Fick's law establishes a correlation between peak Shannon entropy and the saturation of average nanoparticle size.

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The paper develops a numerical model to track how solvents diffuse into transition metal dichalcogenide layers during solvothermal reactions, causing exfoliation that reduces the average size of nanoparticles in the system. It solves a modified form of Fick's diffusion equation together with a dynamic bond percolation model to evolve particle sizes over many iterations while varying the diffusivity parameter. Shannon entropy is applied to quantify uniformity in the size distribution, and avalanche statistics capture fluctuations, leading to the finding that the iteration of maximum entropy coincides with the minimum relative change in average particle size. This points to a practical saturation point where further processing yields little additional change in the nanoparticle population. The work matters because it supplies a way to predict how solvent choice, diffusion rate, and reaction duration shape the final size and uniformity of these nanomaterials.

Core claim

By solving modified Fick's law of diffusion and utilizing the dynamic bond percolation model, this study examines the evolution of a system of nanoparticles. During the simulation, the effects of key parameters, such as the diffusivity variable that determines the diffusion rate, and the number of iterations needed to achieve enhanced nanoparticle size uniformity, have been analyzed. Avalanche statistics and fluctuations in the average nanoparticle size by Shannon entropy have been utilized to gain insight into size evolution. The size distribution observed for different diffusivity variables and iterations predicts the probability of finding nanoparticles of specific sizes. A correlation is

What carries the argument

The modified Fick's law of diffusion combined with the dynamic bond percolation model, which governs solvent movement, layer exfoliation, and the resulting iteration-by-iteration changes in nanoparticle size distribution.

If this is right

  • Diffusivity sets both the speed of size reduction and the number of iterations needed to reach uniform nanoparticle sizes.
  • An iteration exists at which average particle size stabilizes, after which additional processing produces negligible further change.
  • Size distributions at each iteration give the probability of finding particles of any chosen diameter in the ensemble.
  • Solvent selectivity, diffusivity, and reaction time together determine the achievable nanoparticle size and uniformity for applications.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The identified saturation iteration could serve as a target endpoint for planning solvothermal experiments to obtain consistent TMD particle sizes.
  • The same diffusion-plus-percolation framework might be adapted to model exfoliation and size control in other layered materials such as graphene or MXenes.
  • Real-time entropy monitoring during synthesis could indicate when the nanoparticle population has reached practical stability.

Load-bearing premise

That the modified Fick's law combined with the dynamic bond percolation model fully captures solvent diffusion and layer exfoliation in TMD nanomaterials without missing other important physical effects.

What would settle it

Laboratory measurements of nanoparticle size distributions at successive reaction times that fail to show both the predicted size probabilities for given diffusivities and the coincidence of maximum Shannon entropy with the minimum relative size change.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.09751 by Geetika Sahu.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a transition metal dichalcogenide-based nanoparticle in the solvothermal bath. The Figure represents [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Variation in the average size (d¯) of the nanoparticles with respect to the number of iterations (I) for different diffusivity variables (s) ranging from s = 0.1 to 0.9. The results demonstrate that increasing the diffusivity variable enables solvent diffusion to overcome van der Waals forces between nanoparticle layers within a few iterations, thereby reducing d¯. For smaller s values, the average size re… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: (a) Variation in average number of new bonds broken ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: (a) Variation in average number of total bonds broken ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Size distribution of particles at varying diffusivity variable for three different iterations. The distributions are presented for s = [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: (a) Variation of the most frequently occurring particle size (represented by [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: (a) Variation in entropy (E) with respect to iterations for different values of the diffusivity variable. The plot shows that E remains unchanged for lower s across all I values. In contrast, intermediate s values exhibit a gradual increment in E, and high s values show a sharp increment up to a certain I value. (b) Variation of entropy with respect to s for I = 100. (c) The relative change of average part… view at source ↗
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This article presents a numerical simulation of solvent diffusion in transition metal dichalcogenide based nanomaterials during solvothermal reaction, leading to layer exfoliation and, consequently, a reduction in the average nanoparticle size. By solving modified Ficks law of diffusion and utilizing the dynamic bond percolation model, this study examines the evolution of a system of nanoparticles. During the simulation, the effects of key parameters, such as the diffusivity variable that determines the diffusion rate, and the number of iterations needed to achieve enhanced nanoparticle size uniformity, have been analyzed. To gain more insight into the size evolution of the nanoparticles, avalanche statistics, and fluctuations in the average nanoparticle size by Shannon entropy has been utilized. The size distribution observed for different diffusivity variables and iterations has also been studied, which predicts the probability of finding the nanoparticles of specific sizes within the system. A correlation between the iteration for maximum entropy and the minimum of relative change in particle size with iteration has been established, indicating that an iteration exists that takes the system towards saturation in terms of the average size of the nanoparticles. The numerical findings indicate that the experimental parameters, such as solvent selectivity and diffusivity, as well as reaction time, play significant roles in determining nanoparticle size and uniformity, thereby enhancing potential material applications.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

4 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper presents a numerical simulation of solvent diffusion in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanomaterials using a modified Fick's law combined with a dynamic bond percolation model. The simulation tracks layer exfoliation and the resulting reduction in average nanoparticle size as a function of a diffusivity variable and iteration count. Shannon entropy is used to quantify fluctuations in size distributions, avalanche statistics are invoked for size evolution, and size distributions are examined for varying parameters. The central result is a reported correlation between the iteration at which Shannon entropy is maximized and the iteration at which the relative change in mean particle size reaches a minimum; this is interpreted as evidence that the system approaches saturation in average nanoparticle size. The abstract concludes that solvent selectivity, diffusivity, and reaction time control nanoparticle uniformity and thus material applications.

Significance. If the correlation survives changes in model details and is shown to be independent of the arbitrary diffusivity variable and iteration count, the work would supply a concrete numerical handle on how reaction time and solvent properties set the endpoint of exfoliation-driven size reduction in TMDs. Such a handle could guide experimental design of solvothermal processes for monodisperse few-layer flakes. At present the absence of any analytic limit, comparison to the unmodified Fick equation, or experimental size-distribution benchmark keeps the significance at the level of a methodological demonstration rather than a predictive physical result.

major comments (4)
  1. [Numerical Methods] The manuscript never states the explicit functional form of the 'modified Fick's law' or the precise rules of the dynamic bond percolation model (including how the percolation threshold is updated with solvent occupancy). Without these equations it is impossible to judge whether the observed coincidence between peak entropy and minimum size change is a generic feature of diffusion-driven exfoliation or an artifact of the particular discretization and the free diffusivity variable.
  2. [Results and Discussion] The central claim—that an iteration exists that drives the system toward saturation—is supported only by the correlation between the iteration of maximum Shannon entropy and the minimum of the relative size-change curve. Both quantities are computed from the same set of simulation runs whose only free parameters are the diffusivity variable and the total iteration count; no independent experimental size histogram or analytic steady-state solution is supplied to test whether the correlation persists when the functional form of diffusivity or the percolation update rule is altered.
  3. [Results] No convergence tests with respect to spatial or temporal discretization, no sensitivity analysis to the two free parameters, and no error bars on the entropy or size-change curves are reported. Because the diffusivity variable directly scales the diffusion rate and the iteration count is both the independent variable and the stopping criterion, the reported saturation behavior risks being an output of the chosen numerical scheme rather than a robust physical prediction.
  4. [Abstract and Conclusions] The abstract asserts that the numerical findings indicate the importance of 'solvent selectivity and diffusivity' for experimental nanoparticle uniformity, yet the simulation contains no explicit solvent-specific parameter beyond the scalar diffusivity variable and no mapping from simulated size distributions to measurable quantities such as XRD peak widths or AFM height histograms.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The term 'avalanche statistics' is introduced in the abstract but never defined or connected to the entropy or size-change analysis in the text; a brief description of how avalanche sizes are extracted from the simulation would improve clarity.
  2. [Figure captions] Figure captions should explicitly state the values of the diffusivity variable and the total number of iterations used for each curve so that readers can reproduce the reported correlation.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

4 responses · 1 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed comments on our manuscript. These have prompted us to enhance the description of our numerical methods, provide additional validation, and clarify the implications of our findings. We address each major comment below and have made corresponding revisions to the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: The manuscript never states the explicit functional form of the 'modified Fick's law' or the precise rules of the dynamic bond percolation model (including how the percolation threshold is updated with solvent occupancy). Without these equations it is impossible to judge whether the observed coincidence between peak entropy and minimum size change is a generic feature of diffusion-driven exfoliation or an artifact of the particular discretization and the free diffusivity variable.

    Authors: We agree that the explicit forms of the modified Fick's law and the dynamic bond percolation model were not detailed sufficiently in the original manuscript. In the revised version, we now provide the complete mathematical expressions, including the solvent occupancy-dependent update for the percolation threshold. This addition allows readers to verify that the reported correlation arises from the underlying diffusion and exfoliation mechanics. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The central claim—that an iteration exists that drives the system toward saturation—is supported only by the correlation between the iteration of maximum Shannon entropy and the minimum of the relative size-change curve. Both quantities are computed from the same set of simulation runs whose only free parameters are the diffusivity variable and the total iteration count; no independent experimental size histogram or analytic steady-state solution is supplied to test whether the correlation persists when the functional form of diffusivity or the percolation update rule is altered.

    Authors: While the correlation is computed from the simulation data, we have now performed additional runs with modified diffusivity functions and altered percolation rules to test its persistence. The correlation holds, supporting our interpretation of saturation. We do not provide an analytic solution or experimental histograms in this numerical work, but the parameter variations offer independent numerical tests of the claim. revision: partial

  3. Referee: No convergence tests with respect to spatial or temporal discretization, no sensitivity analysis to the two free parameters, and no error bars on the entropy or size-change curves are reported. Because the diffusivity variable directly scales the diffusion rate and the iteration count is both the independent variable and the stopping criterion, the reported saturation behavior risks being an output of the chosen numerical scheme rather than a robust physical prediction.

    Authors: We have incorporated convergence tests for discretization parameters in the supplementary information, along with a comprehensive sensitivity analysis to the diffusivity variable and iteration count. Error bars, calculated from multiple independent simulation runs, have been added to the relevant figures. These revisions confirm that the saturation behavior is not an artifact of the numerical scheme. revision: yes

  4. Referee: The abstract asserts that the numerical findings indicate the importance of 'solvent selectivity and diffusivity' for experimental nanoparticle uniformity, yet the simulation contains no explicit solvent-specific parameter beyond the scalar diffusivity variable and no mapping from simulated size distributions to measurable quantities such as XRD peak widths or AFM height histograms.

    Authors: The diffusivity variable is intended to represent solvent-specific diffusion rates, and we have updated the abstract and conclusions to make this explicit. We have also added a discussion on how the simulated size distributions can be related to experimental observables like size histograms from AFM. Direct quantitative mappings are not included as this is a modeling study, but the implications for uniformity are clarified. revision: partial

standing simulated objections not resolved
  • The provision of an analytic steady-state solution to the model equations or direct experimental benchmarks, since the manuscript is a numerical simulation study without an analytical derivation or experimental data.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in the numerical modeling derivation.

full rationale

The paper sets up a numerical simulation by solving modified Fick's law together with a dynamic bond percolation model, treating diffusivity and iteration count as explicit input parameters. From the resulting trajectories it computes Shannon entropy on the size distribution and tracks relative changes in mean particle size, then reports an observed correlation between the iteration of peak entropy and the iteration of minimum size change. This correlation is an output of the post-processing step applied to the simulation data rather than a quantity defined in terms of itself or obtained by fitting a parameter to a subset and relabeling the result. No load-bearing self-citations, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes imported from prior work by the same authors appear in the central claim, and the model equations are not shown to reduce the reported saturation behavior to a tautology. The derivation therefore remains self-contained as a modeling study whose findings are generated by the chosen dynamics rather than presupposed by the inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on standard diffusion and percolation frameworks with a small number of adjustable inputs; no new entities are postulated.

free parameters (2)
  • diffusivity variable
    Controls diffusion rate and is varied to study effects on nanoparticle size uniformity and distributions.
  • number of iterations
    Simulation steps analyzed for achieving size uniformity and entropy maxima.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Modified Fick's law governs solvent diffusion through TMD layers during solvothermal exfoliation
    Invoked as the basis for the numerical model without derivation or justification in the abstract.
  • domain assumption Dynamic bond percolation model accurately represents nanoparticle size evolution
    Used to simulate system evolution but no supporting evidence or validation provided.

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