Jim Lutsko

Jim Lutsko

My interests include Statistical Physics; Crystallization; Density Functional Theory, Simulation methods - particularly rare event techniques, Protein physics, Granular physics and Crystal Growth. I am based in the Physics of Complex Systems and Statistical Mechanics group at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

[105] Solvent-mediated interactions between nanostructures: From water to Lennard-Jones liquid

Julien Lam and James F. Lutsko, "Solvent-mediated interactions between nanostructures: From water to Lennard-Jones liquid", J. of Chemical Physics, 149, 134703 (2018) http://jimlutsko.github.io/files/Lutsko_2018_6.pdf

Abstract

Solvent-mediated interactions emerge from complex mechanisms that depend on the solute structure, its wetting properties, and the nature of the liquid. While numerous studies have focused on the first two influences, here, we compare the results from water and Lennard-Jones liquid in order to reveal to what extent solvent-mediated interactions are universal with respect to the nature of the liquid. Besides the influence of the liquid, the results were obtained with classical density functional theory and brute-force molecular dynamics simulations which allow us to contrast these two numerical techniques.