Ab initio molecular dynamics free energy study of enhanced copper (II) dimerization on mineral surfaces

Heterogeneous nucleation of metal oxyhydroxides on mineral surfaces is key to environmentally relevant crystal growth and dissolution, but the cation dimerization steps remain largely unexplored. Here, the authors use ab initio molecular dynamics calculations to examine the coordination structure of...

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Main Authors: Kevin Leung, Jeffery A. Greathouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00688-2