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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • The absorption spectrum of the hydrated electron exhibits a concentration-dependent blue-shift in electrolyte solutions like NaCl.
  • Previous molecular simulations of hydrated electron-cation interactions yielded exaggerated spectral shifts compared to experimental data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the origin of exaggerated spectral blue-shifts in prior simulations of hydrated electron-sodium cation interactions.
  • Accurately model the concentration-dependent spectral shifts of the hydrated electron in NaCl solutions using molecular simulations.

Main Methods:

  • Explored nonpairwise additivity in pseudopotentials for hydrated electron-cation interactions.
  • Employed mixed quantum/classical (MQC) simulations to model hydrated electron behavior at varying NaCl concentrations.

Main Results:

  • Identified nonpairwise additivity in pseudopotentials as the cause of exaggerated shifts in single-cation simulations.
  • MQC simulations accurately reproduced experimental spectral shifts with increasing NaCl concentration.
  • Observed an increase in the average number of simultaneously interacting cations with the hydrated electron as salt concentration rises.

Conclusions:

  • Nonpairwise additivity in pseudopotentials inaccurately predicts spectral shifts for single hydrated electron-cation interactions.
  • The concentration-dependent spectral shift is primarily driven by the increasing number of cations interacting with the hydrated electron, not solution dielectric effects.
  • MQC simulations provide a reliable method for studying electrolyte effects on the hydrated electron spectrum.