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29     \begin{document}
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31     \title{Simulating interfacial thermal conductance at metal-solvent
32     interfaces: the role of chemical capping agents}
33    
34     \author{Shenyu Kuang and J. Daniel
35     Gezelter\footnote{Corresponding author. \ Electronic mail: gezelter@nd.edu} \\
36     Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\\
37     University of Notre Dame\\
38     Notre Dame, Indiana 46556}
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40     \date{\today}
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46     \begin{abstract}
47 gezelter 3718 The abstract version 2
48 gezelter 3717 \end{abstract}
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58     \section{Introduction}
59    
60     The intro.
61    
62 skuang 3721 \section{Methodology}
63     \subsection{Algorithm}
64     There have been many algorithms for computing thermal conductivity
65     using molecular dynamics simulations. However, interfacial conductance
66     is at least an order of magnitude smaller. This would make the
67     calculation even more difficult for those slowly-converging
68     equilibrium methods. Imposed-flux non-equilibrium
69     methods\cite{MullerPlathe:1997xw} have the flux set {\it a priori} and
70     the response of temperature or momentum gradients are easier to
71     measure than the flux, if unknown, and thus, is a preferable way to
72     the forward NEMD methods. Although the momentum swapping approach for
73     flux-imposing can be used for exchanging energy between particles of
74     different identity, the kinetic energy transfer efficiency is affected
75     by the mass difference between the particles, which limits its
76     application on heterogeneous interfacial systems.
77    
78     The non-isotropic velocity scaling (NIVS)\cite{kuang:164101} approach in
79     non-equilibrium MD simulations is able to impose relatively large
80     kinetic energy flux without obvious perturbation to the velocity
81     distribution of the simulated systems. Furthermore, this approach has
82     the advantage in heterogeneous interfaces in that kinetic energy flux
83     can be applied between regions of particles of arbitary identity, and
84     the flux quantity is not restricted by particle mass difference.
85    
86     The NIVS algorithm scales the velocity vectors in two separate regions
87     of a simulation system with respective diagonal scaling matricies. To
88     determine these scaling factors in the matricies, a set of equations
89     including linear momentum conservation and kinetic energy conservation
90     constraints and target momentum/energy flux satisfaction is
91     solved. With the scaling operation applied to the system in a set
92     frequency, corresponding momentum/temperature gradients can be built,
93     which can be used for computing transportation properties and other
94     applications related to momentum/temperature gradients. The NIVS
95     algorithm conserves momenta and energy and does not depend on an
96     external thermostat.
97    
98     (wondering how much detail of algorithm should be put here...)
99    
100     \subsection{Simulation Parameters}
101     Our simulation systems consists of metal gold lattice slab solvated by
102     organic solvents. In order to study the role of capping agents in
103     interfacial thermal conductance, butanethiol is chosen to cover gold
104     surfaces in comparison to no capping agent present.
105    
106     The Au-Au interactions in metal lattice slab is described by the
107     quantum Sutton-Chen (QSC) formulation.\cite{PhysRevB.59.3527} The QSC
108     potentials include zero-point quantum corrections and are
109     reparametrized for accurate surface energies compared to the
110     Sutton-Chen potentials\cite{Chen90}.
111    
112     Straight chain {\it n}-hexane and aromatic toluene are respectively
113     used as solvents. For hexane, both United-Atom\cite{TraPPE-UA.alkanes}
114     and All-Atom\cite{OPLSAA} force fields are used for comparison; for
115     toluene, United-Atom\cite{TraPPE-UA.alkylbenzenes} force fields are
116     used with rigid body constraints applied. (maybe needs more details
117     about rigid body)
118    
119     Buatnethiol molecules are used as capping agent for some of our
120     simulations. United-Atom\cite{TraPPE-UA.thiols} and All-Atom models
121     are respectively used corresponding to the force field type of
122     solvent.
123    
124     To describe the interactions between metal Au and non-metal capping
125     agent and solvent, we refer to Vlugt\cite{vlugt:cpc2007154} and derive
126     other interactions which are not parametrized in their work. (can add
127     hautman and klein's paper here and more discussion; need to put
128     aromatic-metal interaction approximation here)
129    
130     \section{Computational Details}
131     Our simulation systems consists of a lattice Au slab with the (111)
132     surface perpendicular to the $z$-axis, and a solvent layer between the
133     periodic Au slabs along the $z$-axis. To set up the interfacial
134     system, the Au slab is first equilibrated without solvent under room
135     pressure and a desired temperature. After the metal slab is
136     equilibrated, United-Atom or All-Atom butanethiols are replicated on
137     the Au surface, each occupying the (??) among three Au atoms, and is
138     equilibrated under NVT ensemble. According to (CITATION), the maximal
139     thiol capacity on Au surface is $1/3$ of the total number of surface
140     Au atoms.
141    
142     \cite{packmol}
143    
144 gezelter 3717 \section{Acknowledgments}
145     Support for this project was provided by the National Science
146     Foundation under grant CHE-0848243. Computational time was provided by
147     the Center for Research Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre
148     Dame. \newpage
149    
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