Pierre Illien

Pierre Illien

CNRS researcher @ Sorbonne Université

Publications

Preprints/under review

  1. Closures of moment expansion of anisotropic active Brownian particles
    T. Gautry, M. Deforet, P. Illien
    arXiv:2509.26453.

  2. Chemically active droplets in crowded environments
    J. Fries, R. Berthin, C. Luo, M. Jardat, D. Zwicker, V. Dahirel, P. Illien
    arXiv:2505.11188.

  3. Time-dependent dynamics in the confined lattice Lorentz gas
    A. Squarcini, A. Tinti, P. Illien, O. Bénichou, T. Franosch
    arXiv:2409.04293.

  4. Dimensional crossover via confinement in the lattice Lorentz gas
    A. Squarcini, A. Tinti, P. Illien, O. Bénichou, T. Franosch
    arXiv:2409.04289.

2025

  1. Collecting particles in confined spaces by active filamentous matter
    R. Sinaasappel, K. R. Prathyusha, H. Tuazon, E. Mirzahossein, P. Illien, S. Bhamla, A. Deblais
    to appear in Phys. Rev. X. arXiv:2503.15755.

  2. Control of encounter kinetics by chemically active droplets
    J. Fries, R. Berthin, M. Jardat, P. Illien, V. Dahirel
    to appear in PNAS. arXiv:2505.06153.

  3. Non-Gaussian density fluctuations in the Dean-Kawasaki equation
    L. Le Bon, A. Carof, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E. 112, 034127 (2025). arXiv:2501.16206. [pdf]

  4. Dynamic correlations in a polar fluid: confronting stochastic density functional theory to simulations
    S. Varghese, P. Illien, B. Rotenberg
    J. Chem. Phys. 163, 124107 (2025). arXiv:2507.16239. [pdf]

  5. Universal scale-free decay of spatial correlations in d-dimensional interacting particle systems
    D. Venturelli, P. Illien, A. Grabsch, O. Bénichou
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 127101 (2025). arXiv:2411.09326. [pdf]

  6. The Dean-Kawasaki equation and stochastic density functional theory
    P. Illien
    Rep. Prog. Phys. 88, 086601 (2025). arXiv:2411.13467. [pdf]

  7. Dynamics of soft interacting particles on a comb
    D. Venturelli, P. Illien, A. Grabsch, O. Bénichou
    J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 58, 215001 (2025). arXiv:2502.16951. [pdf]

  8. Active droplets controlled by enzymatic reactions
    J. Fries, J. Diaz, M. Jardat, I. Pagonabarraga, P. Illien, V. Dahirel
    J. Roy. Soc. Interface. 22, 20240803 (2025). arXiv:2411.11696. [pdf]

  9. Microscopic and stochastic simulations of chemically active droplets
    R. Berthin, J. Fries, M. Jardat, V. Dahirel, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E. 111, L023403 (2025). arXiv:2406.14256. [pdf]

2024

  1. Stochastic density functional theory for ions in a polar solvent
    P. Illien, A. Carof, B. Rotenberg
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 268002 (2024). arXiv:2407.17232. [pdf]

  2. Chemotactic particles as strong electrolytes: Debye-Hückel approximation and effective mobility law
    P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    J. Chem. Phys. 160, 154901 (2024). arXiv:2402.09775. [pdf]

  3. Universal correlation profiles in single-file systems
    A. Grabsch, T. Berlioz, P. Rizkallah, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 037102 (2024). arXiv:2306.13516. [pdf]

2023

  1. Isotropic active colloids: explicit vs. implicit descriptions of propulsion mechanisms
    J. Decayeux, J. Fries, V. Dahirel, M. Jardat, P. Illien
    Soft Matter 19, 8997 (2023). arXiv:2309.08455. [pdf]

  2. Enhanced diffusion of tracer particles in non-reciprocal mixtures
    A. Benois, M. Jardat, V. Dahirel, V. Démery, J. Agudo-Canalejo, R. Golestanian, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E. 108, 054606 (2023). arXiv:2307.05408. [pdf]

  3. On analytical theories for conductivity and self-diffusion in concentrated electrolytes
    O. Bernard, M. Jardat, B. Rotenberg, P. Illien
    J. Chem. Phys. 159, 164105 (2023). arXiv:2306.16737. [pdf]

  4. Absolute negative mobility of an active tracer in a crowded environment
    P. Rizkallah, A. Sarracino, O. Bénichou, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 218201 (2023). Editors' suggestion. arXiv:2212.01216. [pdf]

  5. Exact spatial correlations in single-file diffusion
    A. Grabsch, P. Rizkallah, A. Poncet, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    Phys. Rev. E 107, 044131 (2023).arXiv:2302.02929. [pdf]

  6. Driven tracer in the Symmetric Exclusion Process: linear response and beyond
    A. Grabsch, P. Rizkallah, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 020402 (2023). arXiv:2207.13079. [pdf]

  7. Duality in single-file diffusion
    P. Rizkallah, A. Grabsch, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    J. Stat. Mech. 013202 (2023). arXiv:2207.07549. [pdf]

2022

  1. Diffusion of a tracer in a dense mixture of soft particles connected to different thermostats
    M. Jardat, V. Dahirel, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E 106, 064608 (2022). arXiv:2209.00929. [pdf]

  2. Conditions for the propulsion of a colloid surrounded by a mesoscale phase separation
    J. Decayeux, M. Jardat, P. Illien, V. Dahirel
    Eur. Phys. J. E 45, 96 (2022). arXiv:2212.03153. [pdf]

  3. Exact time dependence of the cumulants of a tracer position in a dense lattice gas
    A. Grabsch, A. Poncet, O. Bénichou, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E 105, 054139 (2022). arXiv:2202.09278. [pdf]

  4. Exact closure and solution for spatial correlations in single-file diffusion
    A. Grabsch, A. Poncet, P. Rizkallah, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    Science Advances 8, eabm5043 (2022). arXiv:2110.09269. [pdf]

  5. Comment on "Relative Diffusivities of Bound and Unbound Protein Can Control Chemotactic Directionality''
    J. Agudo-Canalejo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Langmuir 38, 2746 (2022). arXiv:2110.12797. [pdf]

  6. Microscopic theory for the diffusion of an active particle in a crowded environment
    P. Rizkallah, A. Sarracino, O. Bénichou, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 038001 (2022). arXiv:2112.07312. [pdf]

2021

  1. Generalised correlation profiles in single-file systems
    A. Poncet, A. Grabsch, P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 220601 (2021). arXiv:2103.13083. [pdf]

  2. Synchronization and enhanced catalysis of mechanically coupled enzymes
    J. Agudo-Canalejo, T. Adeleke-Larodo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 208103 (2021). arXiv:2105.10215. [pdf]

  3. Spontaneous propulsion of an isotropic colloid in a phase-separating environment
    J. Decayeux, V. Dahirel, M. Jardat, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E. 104, 034602 (2021). arXiv:2103.13244. [pdf]

  4. Cumulant generating functions of a tracer in quenched dense symmetric exclusion processes
    A. Poncet, O. Bénichou, P. Illien
    Phys. Rev. E 103, L040103 (2021). arXiv:2012.06490. [pdf]

2020

  1. Cooperatively enhanced reactivity and 'stabilitaxis' of dissociating oligomeric proteins
    J. Agudo-Canalejo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    PNAS 117, 11894 (2020). arXiv:1911.02350. [pdf]

  2. Speed-dispersion-induced alignment: A one-dimensional model inspired by swimming droplets experiments
    P. Illien, C. de Blois, Y. Liu, M. N. van der Linden, O. Dauchot
    Phys. Rev. E 101, 040602 (2020). arXiv:1910.00525. [pdf]

2019

  1. Experimental observation of flow fields around active Janus spheres
    A. I. Campbell, S. J. Ebbens, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Nature Comm. 10, 3952 (2019). arXiv:1802.04600. [pdf]

  2. Fluctuation-induced hydrodynamic coupling in an asymmetric, anisotropic dumbbell
    T. Adeleke-Larodo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Eur. Phys. J. E. 42, 39 (2019). arXiv:1712.06418. [pdf]

2018

  1. Dynamics of run-and-tumble particles in dense single-file systems
    T. Bertrand, P. Illien, O. Bénichou, R. Voituriez
    New J. Phys. 20, 113045 (2018). arXiv:1807.03993. [pdf]

  2. Tracer diffusion in crowded narrow channels. Topical review
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, G. Oshanin, A. Sarracino, R. Voituriez
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 443001 (2018). arXiv.1809.05010. [pdf]

  3. Enhanced diffusion and chemotaxis at the nanoscale
    J. Agudo-Canalejo, T. Adeleke-Larodo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Accounts Chem. Res. 51, 2365 (2018). [pdf]

  4. Nonequilibrium fluctuations and enhanced diffusion of a driven particle in a dense environment
    P. Illien, O. Bénichou, G. Oshanin, A. Sarracino, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 200606 (2018). arXiv:1709.01767. [pdf]

  5. Phoresis and enhanced diffusion compete in enzyme chemotaxis
    J. Agudo-Canalejo, P. Illien, R. Golestanian
    Nano Lett. 18, 2711 (2018). [pdf]

2017

  1. Diffusion of an enzyme: the role of fluctuation-induced hydrodynamic coupling
    P. Illien, T. Adeleke-Larodo, R. Golestanian
    Europhys. Lett. 119, 40002 (2017). arXiv:1611.02580. [pdf]

  2. Exothermicity is not a necessary condition for enhanced diffusion of enzymes
    P. Illien, X. Zhao, K. K. Dey, P. J. Butler, A. Sen, R. Golestanian
    Nano Lett. 17, 4415 (2017). arXiv:1704.04496. [pdf]

  3. 'Fuelled' motion: phoretic motility and collective behaviour of active colloids
    P. Illien, R. Golestanian, A. Sen
    Chem. Soc. Rev. 46, 5508 (2017). [pdf]

2016

  1. Propagators of random walks on comb lattices of arbitrary dimension
    P. Illien, O. Bénichou
    J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 49 265001 (2016). IOPselect. arXiv.1602:03477. [pdf]

  2. Nonlinear response and emerging nonequilibrium micro-structures for biased diffusion in confined crowded environments
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, G. Oshanin, A. Sarracino, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. E 93, 032128 (2016). arXiv:1510.09133. [pdf]

2015

  1. Diffusion and subdiffusion of interacting particles on comb-like structures
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, G. Oshanin, A. Sarracino, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 220601 (2015). arXiv:1507.00539. [pdf]

  2. Distribution of the position of a driven tracer in a hardcore lattice gas
    P. Illien, O. Bénichou, G. Oshanin, R. Voituriez
    J. Stat. Mech., P11016 (2015). arXiv:1507.00484. [pdf]

2014

  1. Microscopic theory for negative differential mobility in crowded environments
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, G. Oshanin, A. Sarracino, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 268002 (2014). arXiv:1412.0956. [pdf]

  2. Velocity anomaly of a driven tracer in a confined crowded environment
    P. Illien, O. Bénichou, G. Oshanin, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 030603 (2014). [pdf]

2013

  1. Geometry-induced superdiffusion in driven crowded systems
    O. Bénichou, A. Bodrova, D. Chakraborty, P. Illien, A. Law, C. Mejía-Monasterio, G. Oshanin, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 260601 (2013). arXiv:1310.8237. [pdf]

  2. Active transport in dense diffusive single-file systems
    P. Illien, O. Bénichou, C. Mejía-Monasterio, G. Oshanin, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 038102 (2013). arXiv:1303.2930. [pdf]

  3. A biased intruder in a dense quiescent medium: looking beyond the force–velocity relation
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, C. Mejía-Monasterio, G. Oshanin
    J. Stat. Mech., P05008 (2013). [pdf]

  4. Fluctuations and correlations of a driven tracer in a hard-core lattice gas
    O. Bénichou, P. Illien, G. Oshanin, R. Voituriez
    Phys. Rev. E 87, 032164 (2013). arXiv:1304.2230. [pdf]

2012

  1. Suppression of complex fingerlike patterns at the interface between air and a viscous fluid by elastic membranes
    D. Pihler-Puzovic, P. Illien, M. Heil, A. Juel
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 074502 (2012). [pdf]