9-3 Lennard-Jones potential

The 9-3 Lennard-Jones potential is related to the Lennard-Jones potential. It has the following form:

$\Phi _{12}(r)={\frac {3{\sqrt {3}}}{2}}\epsilon \left[\left({\frac {\sigma }{r}}\right)^{9}-\left({\frac {\sigma }{r}}\right)^{3}\right].$

where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{12}(r)} is the intermolecular pair potential and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|} . The minimum value of Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi(r) } is obtained at Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r = r_{min} } , with

• Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi \left( r_{min} \right) = - \epsilon } ,
• Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{ r_{min} }{\sigma} = 3^{1/6} }

Applications

It is commonly used to model the interaction between the particles of a fluid with a flat structureless solid wall or vice versa (Ref. 1).

Interaction between a solid and a fluid molecule

Let us consider the space divided in two regions:

• Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x < 0 } : this region is occupied by a diffuse solid with density Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \rho_s } composed of 12-6 Lennard-Jones atoms

with parameters Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma_s } and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \epsilon_a }

Our aim is to compute the total interaction between this solid and a molecule located at a position Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x_f > 0 } . Such an interaction can be computed using cylindrical coordinates.

The interaction will be:

$\Phi _{W}\left(x\right)=4\epsilon _{sf}\rho _{s}\int _{0}^{2\pi }d\phi \int _{-\infty }^{-x}dz\int _{0}^{\infty }{\textrm {dr}}\left[\sigma ^{12}{\frac {r}{(r^{2}+z^{2})^{6}}}-\sigma ^{6}{\frac {r}{(r^{2}+z^{2})^{3}}}\right].$

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{W} \left( x \right) = 8 \pi \epsilon_{sf} \rho_{s} \int_{-\infty}^{-x} {\textrm d z} \left[ \frac{ \sigma^{12}} { 10 (r^2 + z^2)^5} - \frac{\sigma^6 }{ 4 (r^2 + z^2 )^{2} }\right]^{r=0}_{r=\infty} . }

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{W} \left( x \right) = 8 \pi \epsilon_{sf} \rho_{s} \int_{-\infty}^{-x} {\textrm d z} \left[ \frac{ \sigma^{12}} { 10 z^{10} } - \frac{\sigma^6 }{ 4 z^4 } \right]; }

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{W} \left( x \right) = 8 \pi \epsilon_{sf} \rho_s \left[ - \frac{ \sigma^{12}} { 90 z^{9} } + \frac{\sigma^6 }{ 12 z^3 } \right]_{z=-\infty}^{z=-x}; }

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \Phi_{W} \left( x \right) = \frac{4 \pi \epsilon_{sf} \rho_s \sigma^3}{3} \left[ \frac{ \sigma^{9}} { 15 x^{9} } - \frac{\sigma^3 }{ 2 x^3 } \right] }

References

1. Farid F. Abraham and Y. Singh "The structure of a hard-sphere fluid in contact with a soft repulsive wall", Journal of Chemical Physics 67 pp. 2384-2385 (1977)