Wed. March 6, 3:00 p.m. – Wed. March 6, 6:00 p.m. CST
M101ABC
Sponsoring Units: DCMPChair: Nicholas Pike, Air Force Research Lab
Wed. March 6, 4:00 p.m. – 4:12 p.m. CST
M101ABC
Interfacial free energies are directly linked to the growth speed and shape of crystalline materials. Several methods exist to estimate the interfacial free energy. In our work we focus on comparing interfacial free energies found through the cleaving method, test area method, and the use of capillary-wave theory. These theories are applied to data generated through classical and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of NaCl slabs composed of the (001), (011) and (111) faces exposed to a layer of liquid water using the CP2K software suite. Finite size effects were explored by modeling each slab with surface areas of approximately 1 nm2 and 4 nm2.
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Michael D LaCount (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL))
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Michael D LaCount (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL))
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Evaluating Interfacial Free Energy Calculation Methods Using Classical and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics
Wed. March 6, 4:00 p.m. – 4:12 p.m. CST
M101ABC
Interfacial free energies are directly linked to the growth speed and shape of crystalline materials. Several methods exist to estimate the interfacial free energy. In our work we focus on comparing interfacial free energies found through the cleaving method, test area method, and the use of capillary-wave theory. These theories are applied to data generated through classical and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of NaCl slabs composed of the (001), (011) and (111) faces exposed to a layer of liquid water using the CP2K software suite. Finite size effects were explored by modeling each slab with surface areas of approximately 1 nm2 and 4 nm2.
Presented By
Michael D LaCount (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL))
Authors
Michael D LaCount (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL))