Molecular Dynamics Study of Interfacial Thermal Resistance of Mercapto-Alkanol Self-Assembled Monolayer and Water

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Touru Kawaguchi ◽  
Gota Kikugawa ◽  
Ikuya Kinefuchi ◽  
Taku Ohara ◽  
Shinichi Yatuzuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Chem Phys ◽  
Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Interfacial Thermal Resistance ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayer ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The interfacial thermal resistance of 11-mercaptoundecanol (-S(CH2)11OH) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) adsorbed on Au(111) substrate and water was investigated using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. The interfacial thermal resistance was found to be a half of that in the system which consists of 1-dodecanthiol (-S(CH2)11CH3) SAM adsorbed on Au(111) and toluene [Kikugawa G. et al., J. Chem. Phys. (2009)]. The effective thermal energy transfer originates from hydrogen-bond structure between the SAM and water molecules in spite of weak structurization of water molecules near the SAM surface.

Thermal conductivity and interfacial Thermal Resistance Behavior for the Polyaniline (C3N)– boron carbide (BC3) Heterostructure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arian Mayelifartash ◽  
Mohammad Ali Abdol ◽  
Sadegh Sadeghzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Boron Carbide ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Thermal Conductance ◽  
Interfacial Thermal Resistance ◽  
Non Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Non Equilibrium

In this paper, by employing non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations (NEMD), the thermal conductance of hybrid formed by polyaniline (C3N) and boron carbide (BC3) in both armchair and zigzag configurations has...

scholarly journals Dynamic Properties of Water Confined in Graphene-Based Membrane: A Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

Membranes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
One-Sun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Graphene Sheets ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Energy Profile ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Graphene Surface ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Density Of Water

We performed molecular dynamics simulations of water molecules inside a hydrophobic membrane composed of stacked graphene sheets. By decreasing the density of water molecules inside the membrane, we observed that water molecules form a droplet through a hydrogen bond with each other in the hydrophobic environment that stacked graphene sheets create. We found that the water droplet translates as a whole body rather than a dissipate. The translational diffusion coefficient along the graphene surface increases as the number of water molecules in the droplet decreases, because the bigger water droplet has a stronger van der Waals interaction with the graphene surface that hampers the translational motion. We also observed a longer hydrogen bond lifetime as the density of water decreased, because the hydrophobic environment limits the libration motion of the water molecules. We also calculated the reorientational correlation time of the water molecules, and we found that the rotational motion of confined water inside the membrane is anisotropic and the reorientational correlation time of confined water is slower than that of bulk water. In addition, we employed steered molecular dynamics simulations for guiding the target molecule, and measured the free energy profile of water and ion penetration through the interstice between graphene sheets. The free energy profile of penetration revealed that the optimum interlayer distance for desalination is ~10 Å, where the minimum distance for water penetration is 7 Å. With a 7 Å interlayer distance between the graphene sheets, water molecules are stabilized inside the interlayer space because of the van der Waals interaction with the graphene sheets where sodium and chloride ions suffer from a 3–8 kcal/mol energy barrier for penetration. We believe that our simulation results would be a significant contribution for designing a new graphene-based membrane for desalination.

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