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2023
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http://hdl.handle.net/2128/34391 in citations.
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00799 in citations.
Density-Potential Functional Theory of Electrochemical Double Layers: Calibration on the Ag(111)-KPF 6 System and Parametric Analysis
Density-Potential Functional Theory of Electrochemical Double Layers: Calibration on the Ag(111)-KPF 6 System and Parametric Analysis
The density-potential functional theory (DPFT) of electrochemical double layer (EDL) is upgraded by adopting (generalized) gradient approximations for kinetic, exchange, and correlation functionals of metal electrons. A new numerical scheme that is more stable and converges faster is proposed to sol...
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Personal Name(s): | Huang, Jun (Corresponding author) |
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Contributing Institute: |
IEK-13; IEK-13 |
Published in: | Journal of chemical theory and computation, 19 (2023) 3, S. 1003–1013 |
Imprint: |
Washington, DC
2023
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DOI: |
10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00799 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Fundamentals and Materials Simulations, Theory, Optics, and Analytics (STOA) Materials and Interfaces |
Link: |
OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00799 in citations.
The density-potential functional theory (DPFT) of electrochemical double layer (EDL) is upgraded by adopting (generalized) gradient approximations for kinetic, exchange, and correlation functionals of metal electrons. A new numerical scheme that is more stable and converges faster is proposed to solve the DPFT model. The DPFT model is calibrated with existing differential double-layer capacitance (Cdl) data of the EDL at Ag(111)-KPF6 aqueous interface at five concentrations at room temperature. Metal electronic effects are essential to explain why the two peaks of the camel-shaped Cdl curves are almost symmetric in spite of the size difference of the hydrated cations and anions. A systematic parametric analysis is then conducted in terms of key EDL properties, including the potential of zero charge and the differential capacitance. The parametric analysis, on the one hand, elucidates how quantum mechanical behaviors of metal electrons as well as interactions between metal electrons and the electrolyte solution impact the EDL properties and, on the other hand, identifies key parameters of the DPFT model, which should be calibrated using first-principles calculations and/or advanced experiments in the future. |