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Area of Science:

Computational Chemistry
Materials Science
Surface Science

Background:

Understanding the interaction between molecules and graphene is vital for applications in gas sensing and molecular dynamics.
Accurate intermolecular potentials are necessary for simulating and predicting molecular behavior on surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an accurate analytical representation of the intermolecular potential between formaldehyde (H2CO) and graphene.
To provide a reliable potential energy function for simulating H2CO dynamics and sensing on graphene.

Main Methods:

Ab initio calculations were performed using MP2, B97-D, and LPNO-CEPA/1 levels of theory with H2CO-pyrene as a model system.
Interaction energies were computed for various H2CO orientations approaching pyrene and compared against CCSD(T) benchmarks.
The LPNO-CEPA/1/CBS method was identified as providing the most accurate interaction energies.

Main Results:

A novel analytical potential energy function was derived by fitting the LPNO-CEPA/1/CBS ab initio data.
The fitted potential accurately represents H2CO-graphene interactions across multiple orientations, including those not used in fitting.
The developed potential shows excellent agreement with ab initio data and is compared to the AMBER van der Waals model.

Conclusions:

An accurate and globally applicable analytical potential for H2CO interacting with graphene has been successfully developed.
This potential serves as a valuable tool for future studies on H2CO confinement and sensing on graphene.
The findings contribute to advancing the understanding of molecule-surface interactions in materials science.