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Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volume 72, 2021

Molecular Simulation of Electrode-Solution Interfaces

Abstract

Many key industrial processes, from electricity production, conversion, and storage to electrocatalysis or electrochemistry in general, rely on physical mechanisms occurring at the interface between a metallic electrode and an electrolyte solution, summarized by the concept of an electric double layer, with the accumulation/depletion of electrons on the metal side and of ions on the liquid side. While electrostatic interactions play an essential role in the structure, thermodynamics, dynamics, and reactivity of electrode-electrolyte interfaces, these properties also crucially depend on the nature of the ions and solvent, as well as that of the metal itself. Such interfaces pose many challenges for modeling because they are a place where quantum chemistry meets statistical physics. In the present review, we explore the recent advances in the description and understanding of electrode-electrolyte interfaces with classical molecular simulations, with a focus on planar interfaces and solvent-based liquids, from pure solvent to water-in-salt electrolytes.

Keyword(s): electric double layer, electrochemical interfaces, electrode, electrolyte, electrostatic interactions, fluctuating charges, force fields, molecular simulation
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Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 72, 189 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-physchem-090519-024042
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