Kinetic Monte Carlo

Triangular lattice

Diffusion

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D =Θ⋅DJ

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DJ =12d( )t

1N

Δr R i t( )

i=1

N

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2

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Θ =

∂µkBT

∂ ln x=

N

N 2 − N 2Thermodynamic

factor

Self DiffusionCoefficient

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Δr R i t( )

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Δr R j t( )

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DJ =12d( )t

1N

Δr R i t( )

i=1

N

∑

2

Diffusion

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D* =12d( )t

1N

Δr R i t( )2

i=1

N

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Standard Monte Carlo to studydiffusion

• Pick an atom at random

Standard Monte Carlo to studydiffusion

• Pick an atom at random• Pick a hop direction

Standard Monte Carlo to studydiffusion

• Pick an atom at random• Pick a hop direction• Calculate

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exp −ΔEb kBT( )

Standard Monte Carlo to studydiffusion

• Pick an atom at random• Pick a hop direction• Calculate• If ( >

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exp −ΔEb kBT( )

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exp −ΔEb kBT( )

Kinetic Monte Carlo

Consider all hops simultaneously

A. B. Bortz, M. H. Kalos, J. L. Lebowitz, J. Comput Phys, 17, 10 (1975).F. M. Bulnes, V. D. Pereyra, J. L. Riccardo, Phys. Rev. E, 58, 86 (1998).

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Wi = ν * exp −ΔEikBT

For each potential hop i, calculate the hop rate

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Wi = ν * exp −ΔEikBT

For each potential hop i, calculate the hop rate

Then randomly choose a hop k, with probability

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Wk

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Wi = ν * exp −ΔEikBT

For each potential hop i, calculate the hop rate

Then randomly choose a hop k, with probability

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Wk= random number

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ξ1

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Wi = ν * exp −ΔEikBT

For each potential hop i, calculate the hop rate

Then randomly choose a hop k, with probability

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Wk= random number

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ξ1

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Wii=1

k−1

∑ <ξ1 ⋅W ≤ Wii= 0

k

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W = Wii= 0

Nhops

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Then randomly choose a hop k, with probability

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Wk= random number

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ξ1

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Wii=1

k−1

∑ <ξ1 ⋅W ≤ Wii= 0

k

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W = Wii= 0

Nhops

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Time

After hop k we need to update the time

= random number

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ξ 2

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Δt = −1Wlogξ 2

Two independent stochasticvariables:

the hop k and the waiting time

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Wii=1

k−1

∑ <ξ1 ⋅W ≤ Wii= 0

k

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Δt = −1Wlogξ 2 €

W = Wii= 0

Nhops

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Wi = ν * exp −ΔEikBT

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Δt

Kinetic Monte Carlo• Hop every time• Consider all possible hops simultaneously• Pick hop according its relative probability• Update the time such that on average

equals the time that we would have waitedin standard Monte Carlo

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Δt

A. B. Bortz, M. H. Kalos, J. L. Lebowitz, J. Comput Phys, 17, 10 (1975).F. M. Bulnes, V. D. Pereyra, J. L. Riccardo, Phys. Rev. E, 58, 86 (1998).

Triangular 2-d lattice, 2NNpair interactions

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E r σ ( ) = Vo +Vpo intσ l +

12VNNpairσ l σ i

i=NNpairs∑ +

12VNNNpairσ l σ j

j=NNNpairs∑

l=1

Nlattice−sites

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Activation barrier

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ΔEkra = Eactivated−state −12E1 +E2( )

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ΔEbarrier = ΔEkra +12E final −Einitial( )

Thermodynamics

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Θ =

∂µkBT

∂ ln x=

N

N 2 − N 2

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D =Θ⋅DJ

Kinetics

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D =Θ⋅DJ

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DJ =12d( )t

1N

Δr R i t( )

i=1

N

∑

2