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respect to different coverages of butanethiol. To study the isotope |
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effect in interfacial thermal conductance, deuterated UA-hexane is |
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included as well. |
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|
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{coverage} |
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\caption{Comparison of interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$) values |
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for the Au-butanethiol/solvent interface with various UA models and |
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different capping agent coverages at $\langle T\rangle\sim$200K |
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using certain energy flux respectively.} |
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\label{coverage} |
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\end{figure} |
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It turned out that with partial covered butanethiol on the Au(111) |
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surface, the derivative definition for $G^\prime$ |
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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 SPECTRA FIGURE] |
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difference for the results of $G$ (Figure \ref{uahxnua}). |
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|
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{uahxnua} |
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\caption{Vibrational spectra obtained for normal (upper) and |
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deuterated (lower) hexane in Au-butanethiol/hexane |
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systems. Butanethiol spectra are shown as reference. Both hexane and |
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butanethiol were using United-Atom models.} |
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\label{uahxnua} |
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\end{figure} |
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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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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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|
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{coverage} |
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\caption{Comparison of interfacial thermal conductivity ($G$) values |
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for the Au-butanethiol/solvent interface with various UA models and |
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different capping agent coverages at $\langle T\rangle\sim$200K |
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using certain energy flux respectively.} |
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\label{coverage} |
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\end{figure} |
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\subsection{Influence of Chosen Molecule Model on $G$} |
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In addition to UA solvent/capping agent models, AA models are included |
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temperatures. In comparison, once either the hexanes or the |
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butanethiols are deuterated, one can see a significantly lower $G$ and |
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$G^\prime$. In either of these cases, the C-H(D) vibrational overlap |
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between the solvent and the capping agent is removed. |
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[ NEED SPECTRA 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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between the solvent and the capping agent is removed (Figure |
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\ref{aahxntln}). Conclusively, the improperly treated C-H vibration in |
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the AA model produced over-predicted results accordingly. Compared to |
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the AA model, the UA model yields more reasonable results with higher |
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computational efficiency. |
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|
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{aahxntln} |
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\caption{Spectra obtained for All-Atom model Au-butanethil/solvent |
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systems. When butanethiol is deuterated (lower left), its |
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vibrational overlap with hexane would decrease significantly, |
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compared with normal butanethiol (upper left). However, this |
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dramatic change does not apply to toluene as much (right).} |
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\label{aahxntln} |
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\end{figure} |
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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. Compared to the C-H vibrational overlap between |