TY - JOUR
T1 - Coarse-grained potential models for phenyl-based molecules
T2 - II. Application to fullerenes
AU - Chiu, Chi Cheng
AU - DeVane, Russell
AU - Klein, Michael L.
AU - Shinoda, Wataru
AU - Moore, Preston B.
AU - Nielsen, Steven O.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/5/20
Y1 - 2010/5/20
N2 - The interaction of fullerenes with biological systems and the environment is a topic of current interest. Coarsegrained molecular dynamics (CGMD) simulations are well-suited to investigate some of the factors involved because they provide access to time and length scales that are not accessible using fully atomistic simulation methods. In the case of buckyballs (C60) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), it is necessary to parametrize a CG force field that accurately captures the balance between fullerene-fullerene and fullerene-solvent interactions. Herein, we derive CG force field parameters for C60 and SWNTs by using the optimized benzene parameters from part I [DeVane, R.; Chiu, C.-c; Nielsen, S. O.; Shinoda, W.; Moore, P. B.; Klein, M. L. J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, doi: 10.1021/jp9117369]. Solubility, transfer free energy, and dimerization free-energy data for C60 and SWNTs obtained using the proposed models show excellent agreement with experimental and fully atomistic MD data. In particular, cluster analysis of C60 aggregation in a hydrocarbon melt corroborates the force field parameters. The aggregation behavior of the present CG force field differs considerably from that of models currently in widespread use. The combined results provide a strong basis for applying this model for further large-scale MD studies involving C60 and SWNTs.
AB - The interaction of fullerenes with biological systems and the environment is a topic of current interest. Coarsegrained molecular dynamics (CGMD) simulations are well-suited to investigate some of the factors involved because they provide access to time and length scales that are not accessible using fully atomistic simulation methods. In the case of buckyballs (C60) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), it is necessary to parametrize a CG force field that accurately captures the balance between fullerene-fullerene and fullerene-solvent interactions. Herein, we derive CG force field parameters for C60 and SWNTs by using the optimized benzene parameters from part I [DeVane, R.; Chiu, C.-c; Nielsen, S. O.; Shinoda, W.; Moore, P. B.; Klein, M. L. J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, doi: 10.1021/jp9117369]. Solubility, transfer free energy, and dimerization free-energy data for C60 and SWNTs obtained using the proposed models show excellent agreement with experimental and fully atomistic MD data. In particular, cluster analysis of C60 aggregation in a hydrocarbon melt corroborates the force field parameters. The aggregation behavior of the present CG force field differs considerably from that of models currently in widespread use. The combined results provide a strong basis for applying this model for further large-scale MD studies involving C60 and SWNTs.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp9117375
DO - 10.1021/jp9117375
M3 - Article
C2 - 20426450
AN - SCOPUS:77955495231
VL - 114
SP - 6394
EP - 6400
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
SN - 1520-6106
IS - 19
ER -