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arXiv 2003.11841cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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QM/MD耦合方法模拟石墨烯的离子诱导极化

A QM/MD coupling method to model the ion-induced polarization of graphene

Joshua D Elliott, Alessandro Troisi, Paola Carbone

摘要:

本文报道了一种新的量子力学/分子动力学(QM/MD)模拟回路,用于模拟固液界面系统中电子与原子之间的耦合动力学。该方法可以同时描述量子力学表面极化率出现从接近电解质,电解质的结构和动力学。在目前的设置密度泛函紧束缚计算的电子结构计算的表面与经典的分子动力学耦合来模拟电解质溶液。QM部分降低的计算成本使得与经典仿真引擎的耦合在计算上是可行的,并允许对大型系统进行数百纳秒的仿真。我们通过模拟浸没在NaCl电解质溶液中的不带电石墨烯薄片和不带电和带电的无限石墨烯片来测试该方法。我们发现,当没有施加偏压时,离子优先保留在溶液中,只有阳离子被温和地吸引到石墨烯表面。这种阳离子相对于阴离子的优先吸附似乎在表面适度带电时也持续存在,并排除了任何实质性的离子/表面电荷转移。

英文摘要:

We report a new Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Dynamics (QM/MD) simulation loop to model the coupling between the electron and atom dynamics in solid/liquid interfacial systems. The method can describe simultaneously both the quantum mechanical surface polarizability emerging from the proximity to the electrolyte, and the electrolyte structure and dynamics. In the current set up Density Functional Tight Binding calculations for the electronic structure calculations of the surface are coupled with classical molecular dynamics to simulate the electrolyte solution. The reduced computational cost of the QM part makes the coupling with a classical simulation engine computationally feasible and allows simulation of large systems for hundreds of nanoseconds. We tested the method by simulating both a non-charged graphene flake and a non-charged and charged infinite graphene sheet immersed in an NaCl electrolyte solution. We found that, when no bias is applied, ions preferentially remained in solution and only cations are mildly attracted to the surface of the graphene. This preferential adsorption of cations vs anions seems to persist also when the surface is moderately charged and rules out any substantial ions/surface charge transfer.

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