Evaluating Adsorbate-Solvent Interactions: Are Dispersion Corrections Necessary?

Incorporating solvent–adsorbate interactions is paramount in models of aqueous (electro)catalytic reactions. Although a number of techniques exist, they are either highly demanding in computational terms or inaccurate. Microsolvation offers a trade-off between accuracy and computational expenses. He...

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Autores: Romeo, Eleonora, Illas i Riera, Francesc, Calle Vallejo, Federico
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/217556
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Adsorció
Col·loides
Solvatació
Adsorption
Colloids
Solvation
Descrição
Resumo:Incorporating solvent–adsorbate interactions is paramount in models of aqueous (electro)catalytic reactions. Although a number of techniques exist, they are either highly demanding in computational terms or inaccurate. Microsolvation offers a trade-off between accuracy and computational expenses. Here, we dissect a method to swiftly outline the first solvation shell of species adsorbed on transition-metal surfaces and assess their corresponding solvation energy. Interestingly, dispersion corrections are generally not needed in the model, but caution is to be exercised when water–water and water–adsorbate interactions are of similar magnitude.