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Phase Transition and Self-assembly of Lower Diamondoids and Derivatives.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2011

Yong Xue
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
G. Ali Mansoori
Affiliation:
Department of BioEngineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Abstract

Applying ab initio calculation and molecular dynamics simulation methods, we have been calculating and predicting the essential phase transition and self-assembly of two lower diamondoids (adamantane and diamantane), three of their important derivatives (amantadine, memantine and rimantadine), and two organometallic molecules that are built by substituting one hydrogen ion with one sodium ion in both adamantane and diamantine molecules (ADM•Na and Optimized DIM•Na). To study their self-assembly and phase transition behaviors, we built seven different MD simulation systems, and each system consisting of 125 molecules. We obtained self-assembly structures and simulation trajectories for the seven molecules. Radial distribution function studies showed clear phase transitions for the seven molecules. Higher aggregation temperatures were observed for diamondoid derivatives. We also studied the density dependence of the phase transition which demonstrates that the higher the density - the higher the phase transition points.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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