Double proton transfers (DPTs) are important for several physical processes, both in molecules and in the condensed phase. While these have been widely studied in biological systems, their study in crystalline environments is rare. In this work, using path integral molecular dynamics simulations, we have studied temperature dependent DPT in molecular crystals of terephthalic acid (TPA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPt-water interfaces have been of immense interest in the field of energy storage and conversion. Studying this interface using both experimental and theoretical tools is challenging. On the theoretical front, typically one uses classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to handle large system sizes or time scales while for a more accurate quantum mechanical description Born Oppenheimer MD (BOMD) is typically used.
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