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Systematic coarse-graining of ionic liquid

Moradzadeh, Alireza

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Title
Systematic coarse-graining of ionic liquid
Author(s)
Moradzadeh, Alireza
Issue Date
2018-02-09
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Aluru, Narayana R.
Department of Study
Mechanical Sci & Engineering
Discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2018-09-04T20:26:32Z
Keyword(s)
Coarse-Graining, Ionic Liquid, Relative Entropy, Lagrange Multiplier
Abstract
We develop coarse-grained force fields (CGFFs) for computationally efficient and accurate molecular simulation of imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs). To obtain CGFF parameters, we employ a systematic coarse-graining approach based on the relative entropy (RE) method to reproduce not only the structure but also the thermodynamic properties of the reference all-atom molecular model. Our systematic coarse-graining approach adds a constraint to the RE minimization using Lagrange Multiplier in order to reproduce thermodynamic properties such as pressure. The Boltzmann inversion technique is used to obtain the bonded interactions, and the non-bonded and long-range electrostatic interactions are obtained using the constrained relative entropy (CRE) method, developed in this thesis. The structure and pressure obtained from the coarse-grained (CG) models for different alkyl chain lengths are in agreement with the all-atom molecular dynamics simulations at different thermodynamic states. We also find that the dynamical properties, such as diffusion, of the CG model compare well with the experimental data. The methodology developed here for reproduction of thermodynamic properties and treatment of long-range Coulombic interaction is applicable to other soft-matter.
Graduation Semester
2018-05
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Copyright 2018 Alireza Moradzadeh

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