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Multiscale Sampling of a Heterogeneous Water/Metal Catalyst Interface using Density Functional Theory and Force-Field Molecular Dynamics
Published on: April 12, 2019
Towards a density functional treatment of chemical reactions in complex media
D R Berard1, D Wei, D R Salahub
1Centre de Recherche en Calcul Appliqué, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Abstract:
We discuss two techniques involving density functional theory (i.e., ab initio molecular dynamics simulations and frozen density functional theory) which show promise for applications directed towards understanding reactions in complex media. Preliminary results for the simulation of the conformational dynamics of an isolated analogue of alanine dipeptide and for the interaction between F- and H2O are included. These results represent the first steps towards a combined theoretical approach of reactions in complex media.
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