• 文献标题:   Water-Graphene non-bonded interaction parameters: Development and influence on molecular dynamics simulations
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIAO SW, KE Q, WEI YY, LI LB
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, molecular dynamics simulation, lennardjones parameter, water contact angle, water/graphene interface, nanochannel
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154477 EA AUG 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Molecular dynamics simulations have been extensively used to study water-graphene systems, and the force field parameters are vital for the accuracy of simulation results. Herein, water-graphene non-bonded Lennard-Jones (LJ) parameters were developed according to the experimental water contact angle (theta), and were further vali-dated by the quantum-chemistry calculated water-graphene interaction energy (E-int). The LJ parameters were developed based on various water models, and were employed to simulated a large diversity of water-graphene systems (e.g. water nanodmplet (or one water molecule) on graphene, water slab-graphene interface, graphene nanochannel connected to a water reservoir, water confined in graphene nanochannel, etc.), with thorough comparison against LJ parameters derived from Lorentz-Berthelot mixing rule. All these abundant data were studied in-depth to yield plenty of insights (some were rarely reported) that could be extended to other two-dimensional materials or systems, e.g. linear correlation of cos theta similar to LJ parameter and the slope is also linear with the reciprocal of water's surface tension, linear correlation of E-int similar to density of the 1st water layer on graphene, correlation of E-int similar to water molecules' residue time on graphene, (roughly) linear correlation of water density inside graphene 2D nanochannel similar to water's diffusivity etc.