Structure and energetics of solvated ferrous and ferric ions: Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics in the DFT+U formalism

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dc.creatorSit, P. H. -L.
dc.creatorCococcioni, Matteo
dc.creatorMarzari, Nicola
dc.date2007-01-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:40:22Z
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dc.descriptionWe implemented a rotationally-invariant Hubbard U extension to density-functional theory in the Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics framework, with the goal of bringing the accuracy of the DFT+U approach to finite-temperature simulations, especially for liquids or solids containing transition-metal ions. First, we studied the effects on the Hubbard U on the static equilibrium structure of the hexa-aqua ferrous and ferric ions, and the inner-sphere reorganization energy for the electron-transfer reaction between aqueous ferrous and ferric ions. It is found that the reorganization energy is increased, mostly as a result of the Fe-O distance elongation in the hexa-aqua ferrous ion. Second, we performed a first-principles molecular dynamics study of the solvation structure of the two aqueous ferrous and ferric ions. The Hubbard term is found to change the Fe-O radial distribution function for the ferrous ion, while having a negligible effect on the aqueous ferric ion. Moreover, the frequencies of vibrations between Fe and oxygen atoms in the first-solvation shell are shown to be unaffected by the Hubbard corrections for both ferrous and ferric ions.
dc.description13 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. Submitted to Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701262
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701262
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/121753
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleStructure and energetics of solvated ferrous and ferric ions: Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics in the DFT+U formalism
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