Heat Conduction Performance over a Poly(ethylene glycol) Self-Assembled Monolayer/Water Interface: A Molecular Dynamics Study

• Published in: The journal of physical chemistry. B Vol. 125; no. 7; pp. 1896 - 1905
• Main Authors: Saha, Leton C, Kikugawa, Gota
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 25.02.2021
• Subjects: B: Soft Matter, Fluid Interfaces, Colloids, Polymers, and Glassy Materials

This study examined the interfacial heat condition between a poly­(ethylene glycol) (PEG) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) and water using molecular dynamics simulation. It was found that the PEG SAM has higher thermal boundary conductance (TBC) than the traditionally used alkane-based SAM. The TBC co...