Simulations of the Structure and Dynamics of Nanoparticle-based Ionic Liquids

We use molecular dynamics simulations over microsecond time scales to study the structure and dynamics of coarse-grained models for nanoparticle-based ionic liquids. The systems of interest consist of particles with charged surface groups and linear or three-arm counterions, which also act as the solvent. A comparable uncharged model of nanoparticles with tethered chains is also studied. The pair correlation functions display a rich structure resulting from the packing of cores and chains, as well as electrostatic effects. Even though electrostatic interactions between oppositely charged ions at contact are much greater than the thermal energy, we find that chain dynamics at intermediate time scales are dominated by chain hopping between core particles. The uncharged core particles with tethered chains diffuse faster than the ionic core particles.

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Auteurs principaux: Hong, Bingbing, Chremos, Alexandros, Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z.
Format: article biblioteca
Langue:en_US
Publié: Royal Society of Chemistry 2011-07-12
Sujets:Ionic liquids, coarse-grained models,
Accès en ligne:https://hdl.handle.net/1813/33702
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