Grand Canonical Monte Carlo coupled multiscale simulation for electrochemical and solvent parameters of silver halide systems in water.
J Mol Graph Model 2016;
68:140-146. [PMID:
27442589 DOI:
10.1016/j.jmgm.2016.06.014]
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Abstract
Grand Canonical Monte Carlo methods in conjunction with continuum Multiscale simulation to estimate the hydration energies and surface potentials of silver halides as demonstrated elsewhere is employed by incorporating random distribution of molecules, nearest neighbor distances and hydration numbers. The extent of dehydration during each step and the corresponding variation in the hydration numbers are evaluated, assuming the validity of hard spheres. These estimates are then employed to deduce the redox potential of the reaction viz. 2AgX(solution)⇔2Ag(solid)+X2(gas). The dependence of these values on the nature of the halides and solvation characteristics is indicated.
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