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¹NISSAN Research Center, 1 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-8523, Japan.

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Area of Science:

Computational Chemistry
Materials Science
Electrochemistry

Background:

Investigating complex electrochemical systems like batteries requires advanced simulation techniques.
First-principles molecular dynamics (MD) offers detailed insights but is computationally intensive for large systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and demonstrate a scalable first-principles MD method for electrochemical systems.
To simplify the implementation of MD simulations by integrating neutral atom potentials.

Main Methods:

Combined the effective screening medium (ESM) method with O(N) density functional theory (DFT).
Introduced neutral atom potentials to minimize modifications to existing DFT code.
Applied the method to a H-Si(111) electrode and propylene carbonate (PC) solvent system.

Main Results:

Successfully performed large-scale MD simulations on an electrochemical interface.
Simulated the response of propylene carbonate molecules near an electrode surface to an electric field.
Demonstrated the efficiency and applicability of the combined ESM and O(N) DFT approach.

Conclusions:

The ESM and O(N) DFT combination is a powerful tool for first-principles simulations of complex electrochemical systems.
This method facilitates the investigation of materials for high-capacity batteries.
The simplified implementation allows for broader application in computational electrochemistry.