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\textbf{\Huge {Breathing Mode Dynamics and Elastic Properties of Gold Nanoparticles}}\\[0.5em] |
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\textsc{\LARGE Patrick F. ~Conforti, Megan M. ~Sprague, \underline{Charles F. ~Vardeman~II}, and J. ~Daniel ~Gezelter}\\[0.3em] |
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{\large Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA\\ |
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We present molecular dynamics based calculations of the bulk modulus, heat capacity, and the period of the breathing mode for spherical nanoparticles following excitation by ultrafast laser pulses\cite{Gezelter2003}. The bulk modulus exhibits relatively sharp transitions at both the surface-melting and bulk melting transitions, while the heat capacity shows only a relatively broad transition at the bulk melting temperature. Equilibrium calculations of the heat capacity show that the melting transition is sharper and occurs at a lower temperature than one would observe from an ultrafast experiment\cite{Hartland2003}. We also observe an intriguing splitting in the low-frequency spectra of the nanoparticles and analyze this splitting in terms of Lamb's classical theory of elastic spheres\cite{Lamb1882}. We conclude that the particles either 1) melt during the observation period following laser excitation, or 2) melt an outer shell while maintaining a crystalline core. Both mechanisms for melting are commensurate with our observations. |
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Nanoparticles exhibit behavior not displayed in bulk because of a relatively high surface area to volume volume ratio.Since the time scale for heating is faster than a single period of the breating mode for spherical nanoparticles, energy due to photons absorbed during ultrafast laser excitation is immediately transfered into thermal excitation of atomic degrees of freedom. This excitation is rapid enough to coherently excite the breathing mode of a spherical nanoparticle. We mimic this excitation using atomistic simulation methods. |
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Spherical Au nanoparticles were created in a standard FCC lattice at four different radii [20{\AA} (1926 atoms), 25{\AA} (3884 atoms), 30{\AA} (6602 atoms), and 35{\AA} (10606 atoms)]. To create spherical nanoparticles, a FCC lattice was built at the normal Au lattice spacing (4.08 \AA) and any atoms outside the target radius were excluded. |
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\subsection*{2.2 {\color{blue} Embedded Atom Method} } |
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Potentials were calculated using the Embedded atom method due to Daw {\it et.al.} \cite{Daw84,FBD86,johnson89,Lu97} and mixing rules formulated by Johnson\cite{johnson89}. |
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where $\phi_{ij}$ is a primarily repulsive pairwise interaction between atoms $i$ and $j$, $F_{i}[\rho_{i}]$ is a embedding function that determines the energy to embedded the positvely-charged core of atom $i$, in a electron density $\rho_{i}$ that is determined by the valence electrons of the surrounding $j$ atoms an has the form: |
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We are interested in the dynamics of the low-frequency breathing mode of the particles. To study this motion, we need access to accurate measures of both the volume and surface area as a function of time. |
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$K$ was directly calculated for the 30 and 35 \AA\ particles by multiplying the quadratic coefficient obtained from quadratic fits by the average volume of the nanoparticle for the whole run.For the very small particles (20 \AA\ and 25 \AA\ ), the breathing oscillations decohere rapidly, and we were unable to obtain convincing fits. |
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The upper panel shows the temperature dependence of the Bulk Modulus ($K$) for the two larger particles (30 \AA\ and 35 \AA\ ). Notice, there is a dramatic drop in $K$ at temperatures below the bulk melting temperature coinciding with the surface melting transition (the temperature at which the outermost layer of Au atoms are able to move along the surface of the nanoparticle). Note, also, that the peak in $C_p$ coincides with the {\em start} of the peak in the bulk modulus. This indicates that compression of the nanoparticles above $T_{m}$ requires an energetically expensive reformation of the lattice. |
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Greg Hartland for a number of helpful discussions. PFC was supported by an REU fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Computational time was provided on the Notre Dame Bunch-of-Boxes (B.o.B.) cluster under NSF grant DMR 00 79647. MMS, CFV, and JDG acknowledge support under NSF grant CHE-0134881. |
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