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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surface Science

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  • Current theoretical spectra calculations rely on time-correlation functions from atomistic simulations, often ab initio.
  • Interpreting these spectra requires deconvoluting contributions from various interfacial populations, lacking a standardized method.
  • This complexity hinders the rationalization of experimental spectroscopic data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a more accessible and versatile method for calculating theoretical spectra.
  • To simplify the molecular interpretation of spectra by directly linking them to interfacial population statistics.
  • To enable accurate spectral predictions for conditions not amenable to direct simulation.

Main Methods:

  • Rewriting spectra calculation equations as a sum of partial contributions from interfacial populations, weighted by their abundance.
  • Parameterizing Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) signatures from each population into a minimal dataset of reference partial spectra.
  • Utilizing interfacial population statistics, calculable from force field simulations or analytic models, for spectral prediction.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that accurate theoretical spectra can be predicted solely from interfacial population statistics.
  • Showcased the ability to parameterize SFG signatures into reference partial spectra for each population.
  • Successfully predicted pH-dependent SFG spectra for silica/water interfaces, a condition not directly simulated.

Conclusions:

  • The developed approach broadens the range of simulation techniques for theoretical spectra calculation, including non-atomistic and Monte Carlo methods.
  • This method significantly simplifies spectral interpretation and rationalization.
  • Enables accurate theoretical spectra prediction for challenging interfacial conditions, advancing surface science and computational chemistry.