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\title{Simulating interfacial thermal conductance at metal-solvent |
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interfaces: the role of chemical capping agents} |
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\author{Shenyu Kuang and J. Daniel |
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Gezelter\footnote{Corresponding author. \ Electronic mail: gezelter@nd.edu} \\ |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\\ |
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University of Notre Dame\\ |
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Notre Dame, Indiana 46556} |
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\begin{abstract} |
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With the Non-Isotropic Velocity Scaling algorithm (NIVS) we have |
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developed, an unphysical thermal flux can be effectively set up even |
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for non-homogeneous systems like interfaces in non-equilibrium |
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molecular dynamics simulations. In this work, this algorithm is |
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applied for simulating thermal conductance at metal / organic solvent |
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interfaces with various coverages of butanethiol capping |
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agents. Different solvents and force field models were tested. Our |
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results suggest that the United-Atom models are able to provide an |
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estimate of the interfacial thermal conductivity comparable to |
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experiments in our simulations with satisfactory computational |
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efficiency. From our results, the acoustic impedance mismatch between |
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metal and liquid phase is effectively reduced by the capping |
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agents, and thus leads to interfacial thermal conductance |
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enhancement. Furthermore, this effect is closely related to the |
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capping agent coverage on the metal surfaces and the type of solvent |
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molecules, and is affected by the models used in the simulations. |
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\section{Introduction} |
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Interfacial thermal conductance is extensively studied both |
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experimentally and computationally, due to its importance in nanoscale |
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science and technology. Reliability of nanoscale devices depends on |
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their thermal transport properties. Unlike bulk homogeneous materials, |
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nanoscale materials features significant presence of interfaces, and |
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these interfaces could dominate the heat transfer behavior of these |
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materials. Furthermore, these materials are generally heterogeneous, |
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which challenges traditional research methods for homogeneous systems. |
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Heat conductance of molecular and nano-scale interfaces will be |
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affected by the chemical details of the surface. Experimentally, |
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various interfaces have been investigated for their thermal |
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conductance properties. Wang {\it et al.} studied heat transport |
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through long-chain hydrocarbon monolayers on gold substrate at |
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individual molecular level\cite{Wang10082007}; Schmidt {\it et al.} |
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studied the role of CTAB on thermal transport between gold nanorods |
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and solvent\cite{doi:10.1021/jp8051888}; Juv\'e {\it et al.} studied |
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the cooling dynamics, which is controlled by thermal interface |
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resistence of glass-embedded metal |
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nanoparticles\cite{PhysRevB.80.195406}. Although interfaces are |
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commonly barriers for heat transport, Alper {\it et al.} suggested |
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that specific ligands (capping agents) could completely eliminate this |
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barrier ($G\rightarrow\infty$)\cite{doi:10.1021/la904855s}. |
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Theoretical and computational studies were also engaged in the |
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interfacial thermal transport research in order to gain an |
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understanding of this phenomena at the molecular level. Hase and |
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coworkers employed Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (NEMD) |
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simulations to study thermal transport from hot Au(111) substrate to a |
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self-assembled monolayer of alkylthiolate with relatively long chain |
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(8-20 carbon atoms)[CITE TWO PAPERS]. However, emsemble average measurements for heat |
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conductance of interfaces between the capping monolayer on Au and a |
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solvent phase has yet to be studied. The relatively low thermal flux |
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through interfaces is difficult to measure with Equilibrium MD or |
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forward NEMD simulation methods. Therefore, the Reverse NEMD (RNEMD) |
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methods would have the advantage of having this difficult to measure |
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flux known when studying the thermal transport |
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across interfaces, given that the simulation |
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methods being able to effectively apply an unphysical flux in |
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non-homogeneous systems. |
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Recently, we have developed the Non-Isotropic Velocity Scaling (NIVS) |
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algorithm for RNEMD simulations\cite{kuang:164101}. This algorithm |
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retains the desirable features of RNEMD (conservation of linear |
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momentum and total energy, compatibility with periodic boundary |
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conditions) while establishing true thermal distributions in each of |
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the two slabs. Furthermore, it allows more effective thermal exchange |
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between particles of different identities, and thus enables extensive |
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study of interfacial conductance under steady states. |
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Our work presented here investigated the Au(111) surface with various |
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coverage of butanethiol, a capping agent with shorter carbon chain, |
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solvated with organic solvents of different molecular shapes. And |
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different models were used for both the capping agent and the solvent |
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force field parameters. With the NIVS algorithm applied, the thermal |
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transport through these interfacial systems was studied and the |
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underlying mechanism for this phenomena was investigated. |
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[WHY STUDY AU-THIOL SURFACE; MAY CITE SHAOYI JIANG] |
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\section{Methodology} |
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\subsection{Algorithm} |
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[BACKGROUND FOR MD METHODS] |
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There have been many algorithms for computing thermal conductivity |
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using molecular dynamics simulations. However, interfacial conductance |
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is at least an order of magnitude smaller. This would make the |
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calculation even more difficult for those slowly-converging |
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equilibrium methods. Imposed-flux non-equilibrium |
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methods\cite{MullerPlathe:1997xw} have the flux set {\it a priori} and |
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the response of temperature or momentum gradients are easier to |
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measure than the flux, if unknown, and thus, is a preferable way to |
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the forward NEMD methods. Although the momentum swapping approach for |
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flux-imposing can be used for exchanging energy between particles of |
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different identity, the kinetic energy transfer efficiency is affected |
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by the mass difference between the particles, which limits its |
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application on heterogeneous interfacial systems. |
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The non-isotropic velocity scaling (NIVS)\cite{kuang:164101} approach in |
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non-equilibrium MD simulations is able to impose relatively large |
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kinetic energy flux without obvious perturbation to the velocity |
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distribution of the simulated systems. Furthermore, this approach has |
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the advantage in heterogeneous interfaces in that kinetic energy flux |
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can be applied between regions of particles of arbitary identity, and |
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the flux quantity is not restricted by particle mass difference. |
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The NIVS algorithm scales the velocity vectors in two separate regions |
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of a simulation system with respective diagonal scaling matricies. To |
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determine these scaling factors in the matricies, a set of equations |
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including linear momentum conservation and kinetic energy conservation |
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constraints and target momentum/energy flux satisfaction is |
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solved. With the scaling operation applied to the system in a set |
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frequency, corresponding momentum/temperature gradients can be built, |
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which can be used for computing transportation properties and other |
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applications related to momentum/temperature gradients. The NIVS |
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algorithm conserves momenta and energy and does not depend on an |
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external thermostat. |
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\subsection{Defining Interfacial Thermal Conductivity $G$} |
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For interfaces with a relatively low interfacial conductance, the bulk |
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regions on either side of an interface rapidly come to a state in |
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which the two phases have relatively homogeneous (but distinct) |
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temperatures. The interfacial thermal conductivity $G$ can therefore |
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be approximated as: |
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\begin{equation} |
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G = \frac{E_{total}}{2 t L_x L_y \left( \langle T_\mathrm{hot}\rangle - |
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\langle T_\mathrm{cold}\rangle \right)} |
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\label{lowG} |
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\end{equation} |
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where ${E_{total}}$ is the imposed non-physical kinetic energy |
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transfer and ${\langle T_\mathrm{hot}\rangle}$ and ${\langle |
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T_\mathrm{cold}\rangle}$ are the average observed temperature of the |
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When the interfacial conductance is {\it not} small, two ways can be |
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One way is to assume the temperature is discretely different on two |
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sides of the interface, $G$ can be calculated with the thermal flux |
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applied $J$ and the maximum temperature difference measured along the |
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thermal gradient max($\Delta T$), which occurs at the interface, as: |
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\begin{equation} |
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G=\frac{J}{\Delta T} |
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The other approach is to assume a continuous temperature profile along |
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the thermal gradient axis (e.g. $z$) and define $G$ at the point where |
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the magnitude of thermal conductivity $\lambda$ change reach its |
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maximum, given that $\lambda$ is well-defined throughout the space: |
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G^\prime = \Big|\frac{\partial\lambda}{\partial z}\Big| |
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\left(\frac{\partial T}{\partial z}\right)\right)\Big| |
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With the temperature profile obtained from simulations, one is able to |
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approximate the first and second derivatives of $T$ with finite |
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[IMPOSE G DEFINITION INTO OUR SYSTEMS] |
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To facilitate the use of the above definitions in calculating $G$ and |
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$G^\prime$, we have a metal slab with its (111) surfaces perpendicular |
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to the $z$-axis of our simulation cells. With or withour capping |
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agents on the surfaces, the metal slab is solvated with organic |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{demoPic} |
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\caption{A sample showing how a metal slab has its (111) surface |
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covered by capping agent molecules and solvated by hexane.} |
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With a simulation cell setup following the above manner, one is able |
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to equilibrate the system and impose an unphysical thermal flux |
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between the liquid and the metal phase with the NIVS algorithm. Under |
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a stablized thermal gradient induced by periodically applying the |
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unphysical flux, one is able to obtain a temperature profile and the |
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physical thermal flux corresponding to it, which equals to the |
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unphysical flux applied by NIVS. These data enables the evaluation of |
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the interfacial thermal conductance of a surface. Figure \ref{gradT} |
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is an example how those stablized thermal gradient can be used to |
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\caption{The 1st and 2nd derivatives of temperature profile can be |
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\section{Computational Details} |
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\subsection{Simulation Protocol} |
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In our simulations, Au is used to construct a metal slab with bare |
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(111) surface perpendicular to the $z$-axis. Different slab thickness |
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(layer numbers of Au) are simulated. This metal slab is first |
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equilibrated under normal pressure (1 atm) and a desired |
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temperature. After equilibration, butanethiol is used as the capping |
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agent molecule to cover the bare Au (111) surfaces evenly. The sulfur |
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atoms in the butanethiol molecules would occupy the three-fold sites |
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of the surfaces, and the maximal butanethiol capacity on Au surface is |
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$1/3$ of the total number of surface Au atoms[CITATION]. A series of |
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different coverage surfaces is investigated in order to study the |
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relation between coverage and conductance. |
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[COVERAGE DISCRIPTION] However, since the interactions between surface |
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Au and butanethiol is non-bonded, the capping agent molecules are |
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allowed to migrate to an empty neighbor three-fold site during a |
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simulation. Therefore, the initial configuration would not severely |
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affect the sampling of a variety of configurations of the same |
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coverage, and the final conductance measurement would be an average |
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effect of these configurations explored in the simulations. [MAY NEED FIGURES] |
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After the modified Au-butanethiol surface systems are equilibrated |
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under canonical ensemble, Packmol\cite{packmol} is used to pack |
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organic solvent molecules in the previously vacuum part of the |
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simulation cells, which guarantees that short range repulsive |
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interactions do not disrupt the simulations. Two solvents are |
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investigated, one which has little vibrational overlap with the |
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alkanethiol and plane-like shape (toluene), and one which has similar |
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vibrational frequencies and chain-like shape ({\it n}-hexane). [MAY |
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The spacing filled by solvent molecules, i.e. the gap between |
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periodically repeated Au-butanethiol surfaces should be carefully |
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chosen. A very long length scale for the thermal gradient axis ($z$) |
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may cause excessively hot or cold temperatures in the middle of the |
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solvent region and lead to undesired phenomena such as solvent boiling |
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or freezing when a thermal flux is applied. Conversely, too few |
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solvent molecules would change the normal behavior of the liquid |
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phase. Therefore, our $N_{solvent}$ values were chosen to ensure that |
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these extreme cases did not happen to our simulations. And the |
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corresponding spacing is usually $35 \sim 60$\AA. |
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The initial configurations generated by Packmol are further |
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equilibrated with the $x$ and $y$ dimensions fixed, only allowing |
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length scale change in $z$ dimension. This is to ensure that the |
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equilibration of liquid phase does not affect the metal crystal |
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structure in $x$ and $y$ dimensions. Further equilibration are run |
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under NVT and then NVE ensembles. |
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After the systems reach equilibrium, NIVS is implemented to impose a |
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periodic unphysical thermal flux between the metal and the liquid |
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phase. Most of our simulations are under an average temperature of |
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$\sim$200K. Therefore, this flux usually comes from the metal to the |
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liquid so that the liquid has a higher temperature and would not |
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freeze due to excessively low temperature. This induced temperature |
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gradient is stablized and the simulation cell is devided evenly into |
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N slabs along the $z$-axis and the temperatures of each slab are |
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recorded. When the slab width $d$ of each slab is the same, the |
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derivatives of $T$ with respect to slab number $n$ can be directly |
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used for $G^\prime$ calculations: |
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G^\prime = |J_z|\Big|\frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial z^2}\Big| |
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Our simulations include various components. Therefore, force field |
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parameter descriptions are needed for interactions both between the |
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The Au-Au interactions in metal lattice slab is described by the |
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quantum Sutton-Chen (QSC) formulation.\cite{PhysRevB.59.3527} The QSC |
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potentials include zero-point quantum corrections and are |
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For both solvent molecules, straight chain {\it n}-hexane and aromatic |
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toluene, United-Atom (UA) and All-Atom (AA) models are used |
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respectively. The TraPPE-UA |
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parameters\cite{TraPPE-UA.alkanes,TraPPE-UA.alkylbenzenes} are used |
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for our UA solvent molecules. In these models, pseudo-atoms are |
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located at the carbon centers for alkyl groups. By eliminating |
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explicit hydrogen atoms, these models are simple and computationally |
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efficient, while maintains good accuracy. However, the TraPPE-UA for |
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alkanes is known to predict a lower boiling point than experimental |
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values. Considering that after an unphysical thermal flux is applied |
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to a system, the temperature of ``hot'' area in the liquid phase would be |
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significantly higher than the average, to prevent over heating and |
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boiling of the liquid phase, the average temperature in our |
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simulations should be much lower than the liquid boiling point. [MORE DISCUSSION] |
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For UA-toluene model, rigid body constraints are applied, so that the |
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benzene ring and the methyl-CRar bond are kept rigid. This would save |
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computational time.[MORE DETAILS] |
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|
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Besides the TraPPE-UA models, AA models for both organic solvents are |
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included in our studies as well. For hexane, the OPLS-AA\cite{OPLSAA} |
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force field is used. [MORE DETAILS] |
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For toluene, the United Force Field developed by Rapp\'{e} {\it et |
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al.}\cite{doi:10.1021/ja00051a040} is adopted.[MORE DETAILS] |
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|
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The capping agent in our simulations, the butanethiol molecules can |
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either use UA or AA model. The TraPPE-UA force fields includes |
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parameters for thiol molecules\cite{TraPPE-UA.thiols} and are used for |
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UA butanethiol model in our simulations. The OPLS-AA also provides |
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parameters for alkyl thiols. However, alkyl thiols adsorbed on Au(111) |
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surfaces do not have the hydrogen atom bonded to sulfur. To adapt this |
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change and derive suitable parameters for butanethiol adsorbed on |
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Au(111) surfaces, we adopt the S parameters from [CITATION CF VLUGT] |
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and modify parameters for its neighbor C atom for charge balance in |
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the molecule. Note that the model choice (UA or AA) of capping agent |
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|
can be different from the solvent. Regardless of model choice, the |
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force field parameters for interactions between capping agent and |
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solvent can be derived using Lorentz-Berthelot Mixing Rule: |
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|
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To describe the interactions between metal Au and non-metal capping |
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agent and solvent particles, we refer to an adsorption study of alkyl |
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thiols on gold surfaces by Vlugt {\it et |
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al.}\cite{vlugt:cpc2007154} They fitted an effective Lennard-Jones |
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form of potential parameters for the interaction between Au and |
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pseudo-atoms CH$_x$ and S based on a well-established and widely-used |
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effective potential of Hautman and Klein[CITATION] for the Au(111) |
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surface. As our simulations require the gold lattice slab to be |
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non-rigid so that it could accommodate kinetic energy for thermal |
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transport study purpose, the pair-wise form of potentials is |
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preferred. |
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|
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Besides, the potentials developed from {\it ab initio} calculations by |
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Leng {\it et al.}\cite{doi:10.1021/jp034405s} are adopted for the |
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interactions between Au and aromatic C/H atoms in toluene.[MORE DETAILS] |
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|
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However, the Lennard-Jones parameters between Au and other types of |
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particles in our simulations are not yet well-established. For these |
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interactions, we attempt to derive their parameters using the Mixing |
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Rule. To do this, the ``Metal-non-Metal'' (MnM) interaction parameters |
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for Au is first extracted from the Au-CH$_x$ parameters by applying |
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the Mixing Rule reversely. Table \ref{MnM} summarizes these ``MnM'' |
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parameters in our simulations. |
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|
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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\caption{Lennard-Jones parameters for Au-non-Metal |
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|
interactions in our simulations.} |
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|
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\begin{tabular}{ccc} |
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\hline\hline |
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Non-metal atom & $\sigma$ & $\epsilon$ \\ |
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(or pseudo-atom) & \AA & kcal/mol \\ |
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\hline |
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S & 2.40 & 8.465 \\ |
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CH3 & 3.54 & 0.2146 \\ |
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CH2 & 3.54 & 0.1749 \\ |
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CT3 & 3.365 & 0.1373 \\ |
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CT2 & 3.365 & 0.1373 \\ |
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CTT & 3.365 & 0.1373 \\ |
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HC & 2.865 & 0.09256 \\ |
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CHar & 3.4625 & 0.1680 \\ |
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CRar & 3.555 & 0.1604 \\ |
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CA & 3.173 & 0.0640 \\ |
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HA & 2.746 & 0.0414 \\ |
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\hline\hline |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{MnM} |
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\end{center} |
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\end{minipage} |
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|
\end{table*} |
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|
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\section{Results and Discussions} |
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[MAY HAVE A BRIEF SUMMARY] |
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\subsection{How Simulation Parameters Affects $G$} |
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[MAY NOT PUT AT FIRST] |
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We have varied our protocol or other parameters of the simulations in |
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|
order to investigate how these factors would affect the measurement of |
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$G$'s. It turned out that while some of these parameters would not |
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affect the results substantially, some other changes to the |
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simulations would have a significant impact on the measurement |
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results. |
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|
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In some of our simulations, we allowed $L_x$ and $L_y$ to change |
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during equilibrating the liquid phase. Due to the stiffness of the Au |
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slab, $L_x$ and $L_y$ would not change noticeably after |
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equilibration. Although $L_z$ could fluctuate $\sim$1\% after a system |
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is fully equilibrated in the NPT ensemble, this fluctuation, as well |
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as those comparably smaller to $L_x$ and $L_y$, would not be magnified |
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on the calculated $G$'s, as shown in Table \ref{AuThiolHexaneUA}. This |
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insensivity to $L_i$ fluctuations allows reliable measurement of $G$'s |
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|
without the necessity of extremely cautious equilibration process. |
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|
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As stated in our computational details, the spacing filled with |
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|
solvent molecules can be chosen within a range. This allows some |
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|
change of solvent molecule numbers for the same Au-butanethiol |
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surfaces. We did this study on our Au-butanethiol/hexane |
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|
simulations. Nevertheless, the results obtained from systems of |
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|
|
different $N_{hexane}$ did not indicate that the measurement of $G$ is |
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|
|
susceptible to this parameter. For computational efficiency concern, |
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|
smaller system size would be preferable, given that the liquid phase |
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|
|
structure is not affected. |
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|
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Our NIVS algorithm allows change of unphysical thermal flux both in |
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|
|
direction and in quantity. This feature extends our investigation of |
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|
|
interfacial thermal conductance. However, the magnitude of this |
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|
|
thermal flux is not arbitary if one aims to obtain a stable and |
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|
|
reliable thermal gradient. A temperature profile would be |
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|
|
substantially affected by noise when $|J_z|$ has a much too low |
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|
|
magnitude; while an excessively large $|J_z|$ that overwhelms the |
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|
|
conductance capacity of the interface would prevent a thermal gradient |
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|
|
to reach a stablized steady state. NIVS has the advantage of allowing |
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|
|
$J$ to vary in a wide range such that the optimal flux range for $G$ |
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|
|
measurement can generally be simulated by the algorithm. Within the |
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|
|
optimal range, we were able to study how $G$ would change according to |
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|
|
the thermal flux across the interface. For our simulations, we denote |
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|
|
$J_z$ to be positive when the physical thermal flux is from the liquid |
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|
|
to metal, and negative vice versa. The $G$'s measured under different |
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|
|
$J_z$ is listed in Table \ref{AuThiolHexaneUA} and [REF]. These |
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|
|
results do not suggest that $G$ is dependent on $J_z$ within this flux |
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|
|
range. The linear response of flux to thermal gradient simplifies our |
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|
|
investigations in that we can rely on $G$ measurement with only a |
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|
|
couple $J_z$'s and do not need to test a large series of fluxes. |
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|
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|
%ADD MORE TO TABLE |
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\begin{table*} |
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|
|
\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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|
|
\begin{center} |
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|
|
\caption{Computed interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$ and |
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$G^\prime$) values for the 100\% covered Au-butanethiol/hexane |
491 |
|
|
interfaces with UA model and different hexane molecule numbers |
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|
|
at different temperatures using a range of energy fluxes.} |
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|
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\begin{tabular}{cccccccc} |
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\hline\hline |
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$\langle T\rangle$ & & $L_x$ & $L_y$ & $L_z$ & $J_z$ & |
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|
|
$G$ & $G^\prime$ \\ |
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(K) & $N_{hexane}$ & \multicolumn{3}{c}{(\AA)} & (GW/m$^2$) & |
499 |
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{(MW/m$^2$/K)} \\ |
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|
\hline |
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200 & 266 & 29.86 & 25.80 & 113.1 & -0.96 & |
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|
|
102() & 80.0() \\ |
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|
|
& 200 & 29.84 & 25.81 & 93.9 & 1.92 & |
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|
|
129() & 87.3() \\ |
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|
|
& & 29.84 & 25.81 & 95.3 & 1.93 & |
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|
|
131() & 77.5() \\ |
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|
|
& 166 & 29.84 & 25.81 & 85.7 & 0.97 & |
508 |
|
|
115() & 69.3() \\ |
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|
|
& & & & & 1.94 & |
510 |
|
|
125() & 87.1() \\ |
511 |
|
|
250 & 200 & 29.84 & 25.87 & 106.8 & 0.96 & |
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|
|
81.8() & 67.0() \\ |
513 |
|
|
& 166 & 29.87 & 25.84 & 94.8 & 0.98 & |
514 |
|
|
79.0() & 62.9() \\ |
515 |
|
|
& & 29.84 & 25.85 & 95.0 & 1.44 & |
516 |
|
|
76.2() & 64.8() \\ |
517 |
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\hline\hline |
518 |
|
|
\end{tabular} |
519 |
|
|
\label{AuThiolHexaneUA} |
520 |
|
|
\end{center} |
521 |
|
|
\end{minipage} |
522 |
|
|
\end{table*} |
523 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
Furthermore, we also attempted to increase system average temperatures |
525 |
|
|
to above 200K. These simulations are first equilibrated in the NPT |
526 |
|
|
ensemble under normal pressure. As stated above, the TraPPE-UA model |
527 |
|
|
for hexane tends to predict a lower boiling point. In our simulations, |
528 |
|
|
hexane had diffculty to remain in liquid phase when NPT equilibration |
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|
|
temperature is higher than 250K. Additionally, the equilibrated liquid |
530 |
|
|
hexane density under 250K becomes lower than experimental value. This |
531 |
|
|
expanded liquid phase leads to lower contact between hexane and |
532 |
|
|
butanethiol as well.[MAY NEED FIGURE] And this reduced contact would |
533 |
|
|
probably be accountable for a lower interfacial thermal conductance, |
534 |
|
|
as shown in Table \ref{AuThiolHexaneUA}. |
535 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
A similar study for TraPPE-UA toluene agrees with the above result as |
537 |
|
|
well. Having a higher boiling point, toluene tends to remain liquid in |
538 |
|
|
our simulations even equilibrated under 300K in NPT |
539 |
|
|
ensembles. Furthermore, the expansion of the toluene liquid phase is |
540 |
|
|
not as significant as that of the hexane. This prevents severe |
541 |
|
|
decrease of liquid-capping agent contact and the results (Table |
542 |
|
|
\ref{AuThiolToluene}) show only a slightly decreased interface |
543 |
|
|
conductance. Therefore, solvent-capping agent contact should play an |
544 |
|
|
important role in the thermal transport process across the interface |
545 |
|
|
in that higher degree of contact could yield increased conductance. |
546 |
|
|
|
547 |
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[ADD Lxyz AND ERROR ESTIMATE TO TABLE] |
548 |
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\begin{table*} |
549 |
|
|
\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
550 |
|
|
\begin{center} |
551 |
|
|
\caption{Computed interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$ and |
552 |
skuang |
3731 |
$G^\prime$) values for a 90\% coverage Au-butanethiol/toluene |
553 |
|
|
interface at different temperatures using a range of energy |
554 |
|
|
fluxes.} |
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|
556 |
|
|
\begin{tabular}{cccc} |
557 |
|
|
\hline\hline |
558 |
|
|
$\langle T\rangle$ & $J_z$ & $G$ & $G^\prime$ \\ |
559 |
|
|
(K) & (GW/m$^2$) & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(MW/m$^2$/K)} \\ |
560 |
|
|
\hline |
561 |
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200 & -1.86 & 180() & 135() \\ |
562 |
|
|
& 2.15 & 204() & 113() \\ |
563 |
|
|
& -3.93 & 175() & 114() \\ |
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|
|
300 & -1.91 & 143() & 125() \\ |
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|
|
& -4.19 & 134() & 113() \\ |
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\hline\hline |
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|
|
\end{tabular} |
568 |
|
|
\label{AuThiolToluene} |
569 |
|
|
\end{center} |
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|
|
\end{minipage} |
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|
|
\end{table*} |
572 |
|
|
|
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Besides lower interfacial thermal conductance, surfaces in relatively |
574 |
|
|
high temperatures are susceptible to reconstructions, when |
575 |
|
|
butanethiols have a full coverage on the Au(111) surface. These |
576 |
|
|
reconstructions include surface Au atoms migrated outward to the S |
577 |
|
|
atom layer, and butanethiol molecules embedded into the original |
578 |
|
|
surface Au layer. The driving force for this behavior is the strong |
579 |
|
|
Au-S interactions in our simulations. And these reconstructions lead |
580 |
|
|
to higher ratio of Au-S attraction and thus is energetically |
581 |
|
|
favorable. Furthermore, this phenomenon agrees with experimental |
582 |
|
|
results\cite{doi:10.1021/j100035a033,doi:10.1021/la026493y}. Vlugt |
583 |
|
|
{\it et al.} had kept their Au(111) slab rigid so that their |
584 |
|
|
simulations can reach 300K without surface reconstructions. Without |
585 |
|
|
this practice, simulating 100\% thiol covered interfaces under higher |
586 |
|
|
temperatures could hardly avoid surface reconstructions. However, our |
587 |
|
|
measurement is based on assuming homogeneity on $x$ and $y$ dimensions |
588 |
|
|
so that measurement of $T$ at particular $z$ would be an effective |
589 |
|
|
average of the particles of the same type. Since surface |
590 |
|
|
reconstructions could eliminate the original $x$ and $y$ dimensional |
591 |
|
|
homogeneity, measurement of $G$ is more difficult to conduct under |
592 |
|
|
higher temperatures. Therefore, most of our measurements are |
593 |
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undertaken at $\langle T\rangle\sim$200K. |
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3725 |
|
595 |
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However, when the surface is not completely covered by butanethiols, |
596 |
|
|
the simulated system is more resistent to the reconstruction |
597 |
|
|
above. Our Au-butanethiol/toluene system did not see this phenomena |
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even at $\langle T\rangle\sim$300K. The Au(111) surfaces have a 90\% coverage of |
599 |
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butanethiols and have empty three-fold sites. These empty sites could |
600 |
|
|
help prevent surface reconstruction in that they provide other means |
601 |
|
|
of capping agent relaxation. It is observed that butanethiols can |
602 |
|
|
migrate to their neighbor empty sites during a simulation. Therefore, |
603 |
|
|
we were able to obtain $G$'s for these interfaces even at a relatively |
604 |
|
|
high temperature without being affected by surface reconstructions. |
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|
606 |
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\subsection{Influence of Capping Agent Coverage on $G$} |
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|
|
To investigate the influence of butanethiol coverage on interfacial |
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|
|
thermal conductance, a series of different coverage Au-butanethiol |
609 |
|
|
surfaces is prepared and solvated with various organic |
610 |
|
|
molecules. These systems are then equilibrated and their interfacial |
611 |
|
|
thermal conductivity are measured with our NIVS algorithm. Table |
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|
|
\ref{tlnUhxnUhxnD} lists these results for direct comparison between |
613 |
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different coverages of butanethiol. To study the isotope effect in |
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|
|
interfacial thermal conductance, deuterated UA-hexane is included as |
615 |
|
|
well. |
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|
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skuang |
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It turned out that with partial covered butanethiol on the Au(111) |
618 |
|
|
surface, the derivative definition for $G$ (Eq. \ref{derivativeG}) has |
619 |
|
|
difficulty to apply, due to the difficulty in locating the maximum of |
620 |
|
|
change of $\lambda$. Instead, the discrete definition |
621 |
|
|
(Eq. \ref{discreteG}) is easier to apply, as max($\Delta T$) can still |
622 |
|
|
be well-defined. Therefore, $G$'s (not $G^\prime$) are used for this |
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|
|
section. |
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|
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From Table \ref{tlnUhxnUhxnD}, one can see the significance of the |
626 |
|
|
presence of capping agents. Even when a fraction of the Au(111) |
627 |
|
|
surface sites are covered with butanethiols, the conductivity would |
628 |
|
|
see an enhancement by at least a factor of 3. This indicates the |
629 |
|
|
important role cappping agent is playing for thermal transport |
630 |
|
|
phenomena on metal/organic solvent surfaces. |
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skuang |
3725 |
|
632 |
skuang |
3731 |
Interestingly, as one could observe from our results, the maximum |
633 |
|
|
conductance enhancement (largest $G$) happens while the surfaces are |
634 |
|
|
about 75\% covered with butanethiols. This again indicates that |
635 |
|
|
solvent-capping agent contact has an important role of the thermal |
636 |
|
|
transport process. Slightly lower butanethiol coverage allows small |
637 |
|
|
gaps between butanethiols to form. And these gaps could be filled with |
638 |
|
|
solvent molecules, which acts like ``heat conductors'' on the |
639 |
|
|
surface. The higher degree of interaction between these solvent |
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|
|
molecules and capping agents increases the enhancement effect and thus |
641 |
|
|
produces a higher $G$ than densely packed butanethiol arrays. However, |
642 |
|
|
once this maximum conductance enhancement is reached, $G$ decreases |
643 |
|
|
when butanethiol coverage continues to decrease. Each capping agent |
644 |
|
|
molecule reaches its maximum capacity for thermal |
645 |
|
|
conductance. Therefore, even higher solvent-capping agent contact |
646 |
|
|
would not offset this effect. Eventually, when butanethiol coverage |
647 |
|
|
continues to decrease, solvent-capping agent contact actually |
648 |
|
|
decreases with the disappearing of butanethiol molecules. In this |
649 |
|
|
case, $G$ decrease could not be offset but instead accelerated. |
650 |
skuang |
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|
651 |
skuang |
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A comparison of the results obtained from differenet organic solvents |
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can also provide useful information of the interfacial thermal |
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transport process. The deuterated hexane (UA) results do not appear to |
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be much different from those of normal hexane (UA), given that |
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butanethiol (UA) is non-deuterated for both solvents. These UA model |
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studies, even though eliminating C-H vibration samplings, still have |
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C-C vibrational frequencies different from each other. However, these |
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differences in the infrared range do not seem to produce an observable |
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difference for the results of $G$. [MAY NEED FIGURE] |
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|
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Furthermore, results for rigid body toluene solvent, as well as other |
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UA-hexane solvents, are reasonable within the general experimental |
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ranges[CITATIONS]. This suggests that explicit hydrogen might not be a |
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required factor for modeling thermal transport phenomena of systems |
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such as Au-thiol/organic solvent. |
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However, results for Au-butanethiol/toluene do not show an identical |
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trend with those for Au-butanethiol/hexane in that $G$'s remain at |
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approximately the same magnitue when butanethiol coverage differs from |
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25\% to 75\%. This might be rooted in the molecule shape difference |
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for plane-like toluene and chain-like {\it n}-hexane. Due to this |
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difference, toluene molecules have more difficulty in occupying |
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relatively small gaps among capping agents when their coverage is not |
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too low. Therefore, the solvent-capping agent contact may keep |
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increasing until the capping agent coverage reaches a relatively low |
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level. This becomes an offset for decreasing butanethiol molecules on |
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its effect to the process of interfacial thermal transport. Thus, one |
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can see a plateau of $G$ vs. butanethiol coverage in our results. |
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[NEED ERROR ESTIMATE, MAY ALSO PUT J HERE] |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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\caption{Computed interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$) values |
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for the Au-butanethiol/solvent interface with various UA |
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models and different capping agent coverages at $\langle |
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T\rangle\sim$200K using certain energy flux respectively.} |
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|
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\begin{tabular}{cccc} |
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\hline\hline |
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Thiol & \multicolumn{3}{c}{$G$(MW/m$^2$/K)} \\ |
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coverage (\%) & hexane & hexane(D) & toluene \\ |
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\hline |
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0.0 & 46.5() & 43.9() & 70.1() \\ |
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25.0 & 151() & 153() & 249() \\ |
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50.0 & 172() & 182() & 214() \\ |
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75.0 & 242() & 229() & 244() \\ |
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88.9 & 178() & - & - \\ |
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100.0 & 137() & 153() & 187() \\ |
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\hline\hline |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{tlnUhxnUhxnD} |
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\end{center} |
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\end{minipage} |
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\end{table*} |
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|
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\subsection{Influence of Chosen Molecule Model on $G$} |
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[MAY COMBINE W MECHANISM STUDY] |
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|
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In addition to UA solvent/capping agent models, AA models are included |
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in our simulations as well. Besides simulations of the same (UA or AA) |
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model for solvent and capping agent, different models can be applied |
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to different components. Furthermore, regardless of models chosen, |
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either the solvent or the capping agent can be deuterated, similar to |
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the previous section. Table \ref{modelTest} summarizes the results of |
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these studies. |
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|
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[MORE DATA; ERROR ESTIMATE] |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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|
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\caption{Computed interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$ and |
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$G^\prime$) values for interfaces using various models for |
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solvent and capping agent (or without capping agent) at |
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$\langle T\rangle\sim$200K.} |
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|
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\begin{tabular}{ccccc} |
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\hline\hline |
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Butanethiol model & Solvent & $J_z$ & $G$ & $G^\prime$ \\ |
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(or bare surface) & model & (GW/m$^2$) & |
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{(MW/m$^2$/K)} \\ |
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\hline |
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UA & AA hexane & 1.94 & 135() & 129() \\ |
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& & 2.86 & 126() & 115() \\ |
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& AA toluene & 1.89 & 200() & 149() \\ |
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AA & UA hexane & 1.94 & 116() & 129() \\ |
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& AA hexane & 3.76 & 451() & 378() \\ |
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& & 4.71 & 432() & 334() \\ |
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& AA toluene & 3.79 & 487() & 290() \\ |
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AA(D) & UA hexane & 1.94 & 158() & 172() \\ |
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bare & AA hexane & 0.96 & 31.0() & 29.4() \\ |
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\hline\hline |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{modelTest} |
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\end{center} |
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\end{minipage} |
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\end{table*} |
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|
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To facilitate direct comparison, the same system with differnt models |
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for different components uses the same length scale for their |
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simulation cells. Without the presence of capping agent, using |
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different models for hexane yields similar results for both $G$ and |
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$G^\prime$, and these two definitions agree with eath other very |
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well. This indicates very weak interaction between the metal and the |
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solvent, and is a typical case for acoustic impedance mismatch between |
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these two phases. |
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|
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As for Au(111) surfaces completely covered by butanethiols, the choice |
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of models for capping agent and solvent could impact the measurement |
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of $G$ and $G^\prime$ quite significantly. For Au-butanethiol/hexane |
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interfaces, using AA model for both butanethiol and hexane yields |
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substantially higher conductivity values than using UA model for at |
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least one component of the solvent and capping agent, which exceeds |
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the upper bond of experimental value range. This is probably due to |
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the classically treated C-H vibrations in the AA model, which should |
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not be appreciably populated at normal temperatures. In comparison, |
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once either the hexanes or the butanethiols are deuterated, one can |
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see a significantly lower $G$ and $G^\prime$. In either of these |
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cases, the C-H(D) vibrational overlap between the solvent and the |
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capping agent is removed. [MAY NEED FIGURE] Conclusively, the |
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improperly treated C-H vibration in the AA model produced |
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over-predicted results accordingly. Compared to the AA model, the UA |
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model yields more reasonable results with higher computational |
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efficiency. |
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|
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However, for Au-butanethiol/toluene interfaces, having the AA |
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butanethiol deuterated did not yield a significant change in the |
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measurement results. |
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. , so extra degrees of freedom |
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such as the C-H vibrations could enhance heat exchange between these |
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two phases and result in a much higher conductivity. |
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|
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Although the QSC model for Au is known to predict an overly low value |
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for bulk metal gold conductivity[CITE NIVSRNEMD], our computational |
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results for $G$ and $G^\prime$ do not seem to be affected by this |
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drawback of the model for metal. Instead, the modeling of interfacial |
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thermal transport behavior relies mainly on an accurate description of |
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the interactions between components occupying the interfaces. |
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|
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\subsection{Mechanism of Interfacial Thermal Conductance Enhancement |
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by Capping Agent} |
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%OR\subsection{Vibrational spectrum study on conductance mechanism} |
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|
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[MAY INTRODUCE PROTOCOL IN METHODOLOGY/COMPUTATIONAL DETAIL, EQN'S] |
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|
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To investigate the mechanism of this interfacial thermal conductance, |
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the vibrational spectra of various gold systems were obtained and are |
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shown as in the upper panel of Fig. \ref{vibration}. To obtain these |
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spectra, one first runs a simulation in the NVE ensemble and collects |
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snapshots of configurations; these configurations are used to compute |
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the velocity auto-correlation functions, which is used to construct a |
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power spectrum via a Fourier transform. |
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|
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The gold surfaces covered by |
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butanethiol molecules, compared to bare gold surfaces, exhibit an |
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additional peak observed at a frequency of $\sim$170cm$^{-1}$, which |
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is attributed to the vibration of the S-Au bond. This vibration |
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enables efficient thermal transport from surface Au atoms to the |
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capping agents. Simultaneously, as shown in the lower panel of |
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Fig. \ref{vibration}, the large overlap of the vibration spectra of |
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butanethiol and hexane in the all-atom model, including the C-H |
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|
vibration, also suggests high thermal exchange efficiency. The |
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combination of these two effects produces the drastic interfacial |
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thermal conductance enhancement in the all-atom model. |
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|
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[MAY NEED TO CONVERT TO JPEG] |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{vibration} |
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\caption{Vibrational spectra obtained for gold in different |
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environments (upper panel) and for Au/thiol/hexane simulation in |
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all-atom model (lower panel).} |
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\label{vibration} |
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\end{figure} |
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|
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[COMPARISON OF TWO G'S; AU SLAB WIDTHS; ETC] |
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% The results show that the two definitions used for $G$ yield |
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% comparable values, though $G^\prime$ tends to be smaller. |
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|
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\section{Conclusions} |
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The NIVS algorithm we developed has been applied to simulations of |
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Au-butanethiol surfaces with organic solvents. This algorithm allows |
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effective unphysical thermal flux transferred between the metal and |
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the liquid phase. With the flux applied, we were able to measure the |
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corresponding thermal gradient and to obtain interfacial thermal |
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conductivities. Our simulations have seen significant conductance |
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enhancement with the presence of capping agent, compared to the bare |
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gold/liquid interfaces. The acoustic impedance mismatch between the |
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|
metal and the liquid phase is effectively eliminated by proper capping |
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agent. Furthermore, the coverage precentage of the capping agent plays |
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an important role in the interfacial thermal transport process. |
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|
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Our measurement results, particularly of the UA models, agree with |
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available experimental data. This indicates that our force field |
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parameters have a nice description of the interactions between the |
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particles at the interfaces. AA models tend to overestimate the |
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interfacial thermal conductance in that the classically treated C-H |
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vibration would be overly sampled. Compared to the AA models, the UA |
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models have higher computational efficiency with satisfactory |
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accuracy, and thus are preferable in interfacial thermal transport |
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modelings. |
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|
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Vlugt {\it et al.} has investigated the surface thiol structures for |
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nanocrystal gold and pointed out that they differs from those of the |
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Au(111) surface\cite{vlugt:cpc2007154}. This difference might lead to |
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change of interfacial thermal transport behavior as well. To |
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investigate this problem, an effective means to introduce thermal flux |
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|
and measure the corresponding thermal gradient is desirable for |
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simulating structures with spherical symmetry. |
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|
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|
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\section{Acknowledgments} |
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Support for this project was provided by the National Science |
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Foundation under grant CHE-0848243. Computational time was provided by |
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the Center for Research Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre |
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Dame. \newpage |
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\bibliography{interfacial} |
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\end{doublespace} |
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\end{document} |
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