Polymer Science Faculty Research
Title
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Halomethane Adsorption on Two Dissimilar Surfaces
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2010
Abstract
In this study, atomic-scale MD simulations were used to study multilayer adsorption of three different halomethane compounds (CF4, CF3Cl and CF3Br) onto two different surfaces (graphite and hydroxylated alpha-quartz) to show how orientation, layer structure, packing and dynamics vary as a function of temperature and substrate surface characteristics. In this way, non-polar CF4 on hydroxylated alpha-quartz is shown to exhibit a highly ordered packing arrangement only weakly dependent on temperature variation. In contrast, interactions between polar adsorbate groups and hydroxyl groups on the surface give CF3Cl and CF3Br a very different layer structure at the surface. Analysis of the orientations of polar molecules in the first adsorbed layer shows a lightly ordered arrangement of dipoles, and residence time and dipole correlation calculations suggest that this ordering is subject to frequent shifts in orientation and position within the film.
Volume
55
Recommended Citation
Tsige, Mesfin, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Halomethane Adsorption on Two Dissimilar Surfaces" (2010). Polymer Science Faculty Research. 373.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/polymerscience_ideas/373