Accelerated First-Principles Exploration of Structure and Reactivity in Graphene Oxide

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Main Authors: El-Machachi, Zakariya, Frantzov, Damyan, Nijamudheen, A., Zarrouk, Tigany, Caro, Miguel A., Deringer, Volker L.
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author El-Machachi, Zakariya
Frantzov, Damyan
Nijamudheen, A.
Zarrouk, Tigany
Caro, Miguel A.
Deringer, Volker L.
author_facet El-Machachi, Zakariya
Frantzov, Damyan
Nijamudheen, A.
Zarrouk, Tigany
Caro, Miguel A.
Deringer, Volker L.
contents Graphene oxide (GO) materials are widely studied, and yet their atomic-scale structures remain to be fully understood. Here we show that the chemical and configurational space of GO can be rapidly explored by advanced machine-learning methods, combining on-the-fly acceleration for first-principles molecular dynamics with message-passing neural-network potentials. The first step allows for the rapid sampling of chemical structures with very little prior knowledge required; the second step affords state-of-the-art accuracy and predictive power. We apply the method to the thermal reduction of GO, which we describe in a realistic (ten-nanometre scale) structural model. Our simulations are consistent with recent experimental findings and help to rationalise them in atomistic and mechanistic detail. More generally, our work provides a platform for routine, accurate, and predictive simulations of diverse carbonaceous materials.
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spellingShingle Accelerated First-Principles Exploration of Structure and Reactivity in Graphene Oxide
El-Machachi, Zakariya
Frantzov, Damyan
Nijamudheen, A.
Zarrouk, Tigany
Caro, Miguel A.
Deringer, Volker L.
Chemical Physics
Materials Science
Graphene oxide (GO) materials are widely studied, and yet their atomic-scale structures remain to be fully understood. Here we show that the chemical and configurational space of GO can be rapidly explored by advanced machine-learning methods, combining on-the-fly acceleration for first-principles molecular dynamics with message-passing neural-network potentials. The first step allows for the rapid sampling of chemical structures with very little prior knowledge required; the second step affords state-of-the-art accuracy and predictive power. We apply the method to the thermal reduction of GO, which we describe in a realistic (ten-nanometre scale) structural model. Our simulations are consistent with recent experimental findings and help to rationalise them in atomistic and mechanistic detail. More generally, our work provides a platform for routine, accurate, and predictive simulations of diverse carbonaceous materials.
title Accelerated First-Principles Exploration of Structure and Reactivity in Graphene Oxide
topic Chemical Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14814