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\title{A Method for Creating Thermal and Angular Momentum Fluxes in Non-Periodic Systems} |
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\author{Kelsey M. Stocker} |
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\author{J. Daniel Gezelter} |
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\email{gezelter@nd.edu} |
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\affiliation[University of Notre Dame]{251 Nieuwland Science Hall\\ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry\\ University of Notre Dame\\ Notre Dame, Indiana 46556} |
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% \author{Kelsey M. Stocker and J. Daniel |
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% Gezelter\footnote{Corresponding author. \ Electronic mail: |
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We have adapted the Velocity Shearing and Scaling Reverse Non-Equilibium Molecular Dynamics (VSS-RNEMD) method for use with aperiodic system geometries. This new method is capable of creating stable temperature and angular velocity gradients in heterogeneous non-periodic systems while conserving total energy and angular momentum. To demonstrate the method, we have computed the thermal conductivities of a gold nanoparticle and water cluster, the shear viscosity of a water cluster, the interfacial thermal conductivity of a solvated gold nanoparticle and the interfacial friction of solvated gold nanostructures. |
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We have chosen the SPC/E water model for these simulations. There are many values for physical properties from previous simulations available for direct comparison. |
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Gold-gold interactions are described by the quantum Sutton-Chen (QSC) model. The QSC parameters are tuned to experimental properties such as density, cohesive energy, and elastic moduli and include zero-point quantum corrections. |
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Hexane molecules are described by the TraPPE united atom model. This model provides good computational efficiency and reasonable accuracy for bulk thermal conductivity values. |
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Metal-nonmetal interactions are governed by parameters derived from Luedtke and Landman. |
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We have run all tests using the Langevin Hull nonperiodic simulation methodology. The Langevin Hull uses a Delaunay tesselation to create a dynamic convex hull composed of triangular facets with vertices at atomic sites. Atomic sites included in the hull are coupled to an external bath defined by a temperature, pressure and viscosity. Atoms not included in the hull are subject to standard Newtonian dynamics. Thermal coupling to the bath was turned off to avoid interference with any imposed kinetic flux. Systems containing liquids were run under moderate pressure ($\sim$ 5 atm) to avoid the formation of a substantial vapor phase, which would have a hull created out of a relatively small number of molecules. |
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\subsection{VSS-RNEMD for non-periodic systems} |
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The adaptation of VSS-RNEMD for non-periodic systems is relatively |
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straightforward. The major modifications to the method are the addition of a rotational shearing term and the use of more versatile hot / cold regions instead |
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of rectangular slabs. A temperature profile along the $r$ coordinate is created by recording the average temperature of concentric spherical shells. |
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At each time interval, the particle velocities ($\mathbf{v}_i$ and |
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$\mathbf{v}_j$) in the cold and hot shells ($C$ and $H$) are modified by a |
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velocity scaling coefficient ($c$ and $h$), an additive linear velocity shearing |
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term ($\mathbf{a}_c$ and $\mathbf{a}_h$), and an additive angular velocity |
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shearing term ($\mathbf{b}_c$ and $\mathbf{b}_h$). Here, $\langle |
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& \underline{~~~~~~~~~~\mathrm{scaling}~~~~~~~~~~} & & |
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\mathbf{v}_i $~~~$\leftarrow & |
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\mathbf{b}_c & = & - \mathbf{j}_r(\mathbf{L}) \; \Delta \, t \; I_c^{-1} + \langle \omega_c \rangle \label{eq:bc}\\ |
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K_c - J_r \; \Delta \, t & = & c^2 \, (K_c - \frac{1}{2}\langle \omega_c \rangle \cdot I_c\langle \omega_c \rangle) + \frac{1}{2} \mathbf{b}_c \cdot I_c \, \mathbf{b}_c \label{eq:Kc}\\ |
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solution of which provide the velocity scaling coefficients $c$ and $h$. Given an |
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Calculated values for the thermal conductivity of a 40 \AA$~$ radius gold nanoparticle (15707 atoms) at different kinetic energy flux values are shown in Table \ref{table:goldconductivity}. For these calculations, the hot and cold slabs were excluded from the linear regression of the thermal gradient. The measured linear slope $\langle dT / dr \rangle$ is linearly dependent on the applied kinetic energy flux $J_r$. Calculated thermal conductivity values compare well with previous bulk QSC values of 1.08 - 1.26 W m$^{-1}$ K$^{-1}$ [cite NIVS paper], though still significantly lower than the experimental value of 320 W m$^{-1}$ K$^{-1}$, as the QSC force field neglects significant electronic contributions to heat conduction. The small increase relative to previous simulated bulk values is due to a slight increase in gold density -- as expected, an increase in density results in higher thermal conductivity values. The increased density is a result of nanoparticle curvature relative to an infinite bulk slab, which introduces surface tension that increases ambient density. |
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\caption{Calculated thermal conductivity of a crystalline gold nanoparticle of radius 40 \AA. Calculations were performed at 300 K and ambient density. Gold-gold interactions are described by the Quantum Sutton-Chen potential.} |
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Table \ref{table:interfacialfriction} gives the calculated interfacial friction coefficients $\kappa$ for a spherical gold nanoparticle and prolate ellipsoidal gold nanorod in TraPPE-UA hexane. An angular momentum flux was applied between the A and B regions defined as the gold structure and hexane molecules included in the convex hull, respectively. The resulting angular velocity gradient resulted in the gold structure rotating about the prescribed axis within the solvent. |
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For general ellipsoids with semiaxes $a$, $b$, and $c$, Perrin's extension of Stokes' law provides exact solutions for symmetric prolate $(a \geq b = c)$ and oblate $(a < b = c)$ ellipsoids. For simplicity, we define a Perrin Factor, $S$, |
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Another useful quantity is the friction factor $f$, or the friction coefficient of a non-spherical shape divided by the friction coefficient of a sphere of equivalent volume. The nanoparticle and ellipsoidal nanorod dimensions used here were specifically chosen to create structures with equal volumes. |
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\caption{Calculated interfacial friction coefficients ($\kappa$) and friction factors ($f$) of gold nanostructures solvated in TraPPE-UA hexane. The ellipsoid is oriented with the long axis along the $z$ direction.} |
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\section*{Acknowledgments} |
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We gratefully acknowledge conversations with Dr. Shenyu Kuang. Support for |
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this project was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant |
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CHE-0848243. Computational time was provided by the Center for Research |
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Computing (CRC) at the University of Notre Dame. |
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