Optical-Thermally Excited Graphene Resonant Mass Detection: A Molecular Dynamics Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Models and Methods
2.1. Schemes of the Optical-Thermally Excited Graphene Resonant Mass Detector
2.2. Models and Process of Molecular Dynamics Simulations
2.2.1. Thermal Distribution
2.2.2. Mechanical Frequencies
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Distribution under Laser Actuation
3.2. Mechanical Frequencies versus Adsorbates
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Relative Humidity (%) | Absolute Humidity (g/m3) | Water Molecule Spacing (Å) |
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0 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | 3.5 | 204 |
40 | 6.9 | 163 |
60 | 10.4 | 142 |
80 | 13.8 | 129 |
100 | 17.3 | 120 |
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Xiao, X.; Fan, S.-C.; Li, C.; Liu, Y.-J. Optical-Thermally Excited Graphene Resonant Mass Detection: A Molecular Dynamics Analysis. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11081924
Xiao X, Fan S-C, Li C, Liu Y-J. Optical-Thermally Excited Graphene Resonant Mass Detection: A Molecular Dynamics Analysis. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(8):1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11081924
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Xing, Shang-Chun Fan, Cheng Li, and Yu-Jian Liu. 2021. "Optical-Thermally Excited Graphene Resonant Mass Detection: A Molecular Dynamics Analysis" Nanomaterials 11, no. 8: 1924. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11081924