Determination of thermal conductivity of interfacial layer in nanofluids by equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation

In this article, equilibrium molecular dynamics are performed to investigate the thickness and thermal conductivity of interfacial layer around the nanoparticle in dilute nanofluids. A nanofluids system of a 1-nm-diameter copper spherical nanoparticle immersing into argon base liquids and then a flat interface formed by liquid argon on the solid copper surface are studied. Green-Kubo formula is developed to calculate thermal conductivity of...