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Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics of ionic liquids

Grant number: 17/12063-8
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
Effective date (Start): April 01, 2018
Effective date (End): August 03, 2022
Field of knowledge:Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
Principal Investigator:Mauro Carlos Costa Ribeiro
Grantee:Kalil Bernardino
Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:16/21070-5 - Vibrational spectroscopy with spatial resolution, AP.TEM
Associated scholarship(s):19/04785-9 - Molecular dynamics study of the effect of flexibility over the melting point of ionic liquids, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

Many low temperature molten salts, the so-called ionic liquids, are viscous liquids with complex phase diagrams, as glass transition or crystallization takes place depending on the rate of change of temperature and pressure. In the Laboratório de Espectroscopia Molecular, LEM/IQ-USP, we have been studying Thermodynamics, structure, and dynamics of ionic liquids by calorimetry, X-ray and Raman spectroscopies, and also by computer simulation by equilibrium molecular dynamics. In this research project, we will broaden the computational approach by non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD). One motivation for NEMD simulations comes from the fact that ionic liquid can be found in mesophases, for which a deep understanding of its nature on the basis of a microscopic view of structure and dynamics is still lacking. NEMD simulations of the systems under different shearing rates will allow for a molecular basis of the rheology of ionic liquids. Furthermore, a promising application of ionic liquids is their usage as lubricants, so that within the context of tribology it is demanding the knowledge of structural and dynamics properties of the fluid under different situations such as under load on the surfaces in relative motion. In this project we will calculate viscosity of ionic liquids under shearing and load in order to relate the apparent viscosity to the structural changes resulting from the non-equilibrium condition. The computer simulations will be also used for the direct calculation of the time correlation function of structural relaxation of ionic liquids in non-equilibrium condition. Models commonly used in computer simulations of ionic liquids, i.e. based on a pair-wise potential energy function, give high viscosity, low ionic diffusion and conductivity of the simulated system in comparison to experimental data. Thus, in the project we will also perform NEMD simulations with polarizable models in order to assess the polarization effects on the viscoelasticity of ionic liquids.

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Scientific publications (14)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Hydrogen-bonding and symmetry breaking in the protic ionic liquid 1-ethylimidazolium nitrate. VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY, v. 120, p. 9-pg., . (17/12063-8, 16/21070-5)
DE SOUZA, ICARO F. T.; PASCHOAL, VITOR H.; BERNARDINO, KALIL; LIMA, THAMIRES A.; DAEMEN, LUKE L.; Y., Z.; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Vibrational spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation of choline oxyanions salts. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, v. 340, . (16/21070-5, 19/00207-0, 17/12063-8)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; SWIERGIEL, JOLANTA; JADZYN, JAN; BOUTEILLER, LAURENT; DE MOURA, ANDRE FARIAS. Bulkiness as a design element to increase the rigidity and macrodipole of supramolecular polymers. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, v. 286, . (17/12063-8, 13/07296-2, 12/15147-4)
JIANG, WENFENG; QU, ZHI-BEI; KUMAR, PRASHANT; VECCHIO, DREW; WANG, YUEFEI; MA, YU; BAHNG, JOONG HWAN; BERNARDINO, KALIL; GOMES, WEVERSON R.; COLOMBARI, FELIPPE M.; et al. Emergence of complexity inhierarchically organized chiral particles. Science, v. 368, n. 6491, SI, p. 642+, . (09/54035-4, 17/12063-8, 13/07296-2, 12/15147-4)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; DE MOURA, ANDRE FARIAS. Electrostatic potential and counterion partition between flat and spherical interfaces. Journal of Chemical Physics, v. 150, n. 7, . (17/12063-8, 13/07296-2, 12/15147-4)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Role of density and electrostatic interactions in the viscosity and non-newtonian behavior of ionic liquids - a molecular dynamics study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 24, n. 11, p. 14-pg., . (16/21070-5, 17/12063-8, 19/04785-9)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Pressure and shear rate effects on viscosity and structure of imidazolium-based ionic liquids. Fluid Phase Equilibria, v. 554, p. 11-pg., . (16/21070-5, 17/12063-8)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Relating the structure and dynamics of ionic liquids under shear by means of reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 23, n. 25, p. 13984-13995, . (19/04785-9, 17/12063-8, 16/21070-5)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; LIMA, THAMIRES A.; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Low-Temperature Phase Transitions of the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Dicyanamide. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, v. 123, n. 44, p. 9418-9427, . (16/21070-5, 17/12063-8, 14/15049-8, 19/04785-9)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Confined ionic liquids films under shear: The importance of the chemical nature of the solid surface. Journal of Chemical Physics, v. 158, n. 9, p. 14-pg., . (17/12063-8, 19/04785-9, 16/21070-5)
JIANG, WENFENG; QU, ZHI-BEI; KUMAR, PRASHANT; VECCHIO, DREW; WANG, YUEFEI; MA, YU; BAHNG, JOONG HWAN; BERNARDINO, KALIL; GOMES, WEVERSON R.; COLOMBARI, FELIPPE M.; et al. Emergence of complexity inhierarchically organized chiral particles. Science, v. 368, n. 6491, p. 80-pg., . (17/12063-8, 13/07296-2, 12/15147-4, 09/54035-4)
LU, JUN; XUE, YAO; BERNARDINO, KALIL; ZHANG, NING-NING; GOMES, WEVERSON R.; RAMESAR, NAOMI S.; LIU, SHUHAN; HU, ZHENG; SUN, TIANMENG; DE MOURA, ANDRE FARIAS; et al. Enhanced optical asymmetry in supramolecular chiroplasmonic assemblies with long-range order. Science, v. 371, n. 6536, p. 1368+, . (17/12063-8, 13/07296-2, 12/15147-4)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; ZHANG, YONG; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.; MAGINN, EDWARD J.. Effect of alkyl-group flexibility on the melting point of imidazolium-based ionic liquids. Journal of Chemical Physics, v. 153, n. 4, . (16/21070-5, 17/12063-8, 19/04785-9)
BERNARDINO, KALIL; GOLOVIZNINA, KATERYNA; GOMES, MARGARIDA COSTA; PADUA, AGILIO A. H.; RIBEIRO, MAURO C. C.. Ion pair free energy surface as a probe of ionic liquid structure. Journal of Chemical Physics, v. 152, n. 1, . (16/21070-5, 17/12063-8, 19/04785-9)

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