Phase and interface determination in computer simulations of liquid mixtures with high partial miscibility

Author(s)
Marcello Sega, György Hantal
Abstract

Partially miscible solutions can represent a challenge from the computer simulation standpoint, especially if the mutual solubility of the components is so large that their concentrations do not change much from one phase to another. In this case, identifying which molecules belong to which phase becomes a complicated task. Here, we propose a density-based clustering approach with self-tuning capabilities and apply it to the case of the mixture of an ionic liquid with benzene. The almost linear scaling of the algorithm makes it suitable for the analysis of long Molecular Dynamics or Monte Carlo trajectories.

Organisation(s)
Computational and Soft Matter Physics
External organisation(s)
Eszterházy Károly University of Applied Sciences
Journal
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume
19
Pages
18968-18974
No. of pages
7
ISSN
1463-9076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp02918g
Publication date
08-2017
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104017 Physical chemistry, 103006 Chemical physics
Keywords
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/df7b98a8-688d-4452-ba1c-2272ba6aee04