• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.837-842
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• 2003

In ab initio molecular dynamics, whenever information about the potential energy surface is needed for integrating the equations of motion, it is computed “on the fly” using electronic structure calculations. For Born-Oppenheimer methods, the electronic structure calculations are converged, whereas in the extended Lagrangian approach the electronic structure is propagated along with the nuclei. Some recent advances for both approaches are discussed.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

그래핀에 대한 이론 연구는 주로 계산이 용이한 코스그레인 (Coarse-grained) 모델을 이용한 분자동역학 시뮬레이션을 토대로 이루어져 왔다. 하지만 그래핀 고분자 복합체, 표면이 개질된 그래핀의 구조 등에 대한 원자 수준의 총체적인 정보는 거시적인 (Macroscopic) 코스그레인 모델을 바탕으로 한 분자동역학 시뮬레이션으로는 얻을 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전자구조 계산 및 원자 수준 모델의 Born Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics를 이용하여 작은 그래핀 분자의 구조 (Structure)와 형태동역학 (Conformational Dynamics)에 대한 정보를 얻고, 이를 바탕으로 한 코스그레인 모델을 구축하였다. 더 나아가 이 코스그레인 모델을 이용하여 전기전도성 네트워크와 고분자-그래핀 복합체의 구조 등에 대해 살펴보고자 한다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.329-344
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• 2014

In this work, quantum molecular dynamics simulations (QMD) are preformed to study the hydrogen molecules in three types of carbon nanostructures, $C_{60}$ fullerene, (5,5) and (9,0) carbon nanotubes and graphene layers. Interactions between hydrogen and the nanostructures is of importance to understand hydrogen storage for the development of hydrogen economy. The QMD method overcomes the difficulties with empirical interatomic potentials to model the interaction among hydrogen and carbon atoms in the confined geometry. In QMD, the interatomic forces are calculated by solving the Schrodinger's equation with the density functional theory (DFT) formulation, and the positions of the atomic nucleus are calculated with the Newton's second law in accordance with the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. It is found that the number of hydrogen atoms that is less than 58 can be stored in the $C_{60}$ fullerene. With larger carbon fullerenes, more hydrogen may be stored. For hydrogen molecules passing though the fullerene, a particular orientation is required to obtain least energy barrier. For carbon nanotubes and graphene, adsorption may adhere hydrogen atoms to carbon atoms. In addition, hydrogen molecules can also be stored inside the nanotubes or between the adjacent layers in graphite, multi-layer graphene.