Coarse‐graining in polymer simulation: from the atomistic to the mesoscopic scale and back

F Müller‐Plathe - ChemPhysChem, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Polymers can be theoretically and computationally described by models pertaining to
different length scales and corresponding time scales. These models have traditionally been …

Molecular dynamics simulations of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: a review

H Tafrishi, S Sadeghzadeh, R Ahmadi - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase change materials (PCM) have had a significant role as thermal energy transfer fluids
and nanofluids and as media for thermal energy storage. Molecular dynamics (MD) …

Molecular dynamics simulation of homogeneous crystal nucleation in polyethylene

P Yi, CR Locker, GC Rutledge - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Using a realistic united-atom force field, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to
study homogeneous nucleation of the crystal phase at about 30% supercooling from the …

Time and length scales of polymer melts studied by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

JT Padding, WJ Briels - The Journal of chemical physics, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
We present coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of linear polyethylene (PE)
melts, ranging in chain length from C 80 to C 1000. The employed effective potentials …

Dynamics and Rheology of Polymer Melts via Hierarchical Atomistic, Coarse-Grained, and Slip-Spring Simulations

AF Behbahani, L Schneider, A Rissanou… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A hierarchical (triple scale) simulation methodology is presented for the prediction of the
dynamical and rheological properties of high molecular-weight entangled polymer melts …

End-bridging Monte Carlo: A fast algorithm for atomistic simulation of condensed phases of long polymer chains

VG Mavrantzas, TD Boone, E Zervopoulou… - …, 1999 - ACS Publications
The recently introduced end-bridging (EB) Monte Carlo move is revisited, and a thorough
analysis of its geometric formulation and numerical implementation is given. Detailed results …

Crossover from the rouse to the entangled polymer melt regime: signals from long, detailed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations, supported by rheological …

VA Harmandaris, VG Mavrantzas, DN Theodorou… - …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Results are presented from 300 ns long atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of
polyethylene (PE) melts, ranging in molecular length from C78 to C250. Above C156, the …

Molecular dynamics simulation of orientation and crystallization of polyethylene during uniaxial extension

MS Lavine, N Waheed, GC Rutledge - Polymer, 2003 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations of realistic, united atom models of polyethylene undergoing
uniaxial extension are described. Systems composed of chains ranging from 25 to 400 …

Dynamics of various polymer–graphene interfacial systems through atomistic molecular dynamics simulations

AN Rissanou, V Harmandaris - Soft Matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The current work refers to a simulation study on hybrid polymer–graphene interfacial
systems. We explore the effect of graphene on the mobility of polymers, by studying three …

Systematic coarse-graining of the dynamics of entangled polymer melts: the road from chemistry to rheology

JT Padding, WJ Briels - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
For optimal processing and design of entangled polymeric materials it is important to
establish a rigorous link between the detailed molecular composition of the polymer and the …