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| author | Du, Xiaochen Liu, Mengren Peng, Jiayu Chun, Hoje Hoffman, Alexander Yildiz, Bilge Li, Lin Bazant, Martin Z. Gómez-Bombarelli, Rafael |
| author_facet | Du, Xiaochen Liu, Mengren Peng, Jiayu Chun, Hoje Hoffman, Alexander Yildiz, Bilge Li, Lin Bazant, Martin Z. Gómez-Bombarelli, Rafael |
| contents | Electrochemical interfaces are crucial in catalysis, energy storage, and corrosion, where their stability and reactivity depend on complex interactions between the electrode, adsorbates, and electrolyte. Predicting stable surface structures remains challenging, as traditional surface Pourbaix diagrams tend to either rely on expert knowledge or costly $\textit{ab initio}$ sampling, and neglect thermodynamic equilibration with the environment. Machine learning (ML) potentials can accelerate static modeling but often overlook dynamic surface transformations. Here, we extend the Virtual Surface Site Relaxation-Monte Carlo (VSSR-MC) method to autonomously sample surface reconstructions modeled under aqueous electrochemical conditions. Through fine-tuning foundational ML force fields, we accurately and efficiently predict surface energetics, recovering known Pt(111) phases and revealing new LaMnO$_\mathrm{3}$(001) surface reconstructions. By explicitly accounting for bulk-electrolyte equilibria, our framework enhances electrochemical stability predictions, offering a scalable approach to understanding and designing materials for electrochemical applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Accelerating and enhancing thermodynamic simulations of electrochemical interfaces Du, Xiaochen Liu, Mengren Peng, Jiayu Chun, Hoje Hoffman, Alexander Yildiz, Bilge Li, Lin Bazant, Martin Z. Gómez-Bombarelli, Rafael Materials Science Statistical Mechanics Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science Machine Learning Electrochemical interfaces are crucial in catalysis, energy storage, and corrosion, where their stability and reactivity depend on complex interactions between the electrode, adsorbates, and electrolyte. Predicting stable surface structures remains challenging, as traditional surface Pourbaix diagrams tend to either rely on expert knowledge or costly $\textit{ab initio}$ sampling, and neglect thermodynamic equilibration with the environment. Machine learning (ML) potentials can accelerate static modeling but often overlook dynamic surface transformations. Here, we extend the Virtual Surface Site Relaxation-Monte Carlo (VSSR-MC) method to autonomously sample surface reconstructions modeled under aqueous electrochemical conditions. Through fine-tuning foundational ML force fields, we accurately and efficiently predict surface energetics, recovering known Pt(111) phases and revealing new LaMnO$_\mathrm{3}$(001) surface reconstructions. By explicitly accounting for bulk-electrolyte equilibria, our framework enhances electrochemical stability predictions, offering a scalable approach to understanding and designing materials for electrochemical applications. |
| title | Accelerating and enhancing thermodynamic simulations of electrochemical interfaces |
| topic | Materials Science Statistical Mechanics Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science Machine Learning |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17870 |