Nature of Hydrated Electron in Varied Solvation Environments

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Main Authors: Kar, Ritama, Nair, Nisanth N.
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Published: 2025
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author Kar, Ritama
Nair, Nisanth N.
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Nair, Nisanth N.
contents Understanding the nature of solvated electrons is important in studying a range of chemical and biological phenomena. This study investigates the structural and dynamical behavior of an excess electron in water, examining different solvation environments, including liquid water, ice, monolayer, and chain. To accurately model these systems, we carry out molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using hybrid density functionals, employing the computationally efficient resonance-free multiple time-stepping based adaptively compressed exchange operator method. Through these simulations, we create a comprehensive and detailed picture of how excess electrons are solvated across different aqueous environments. We report the factors influence the localization and dynamic stability of the hydrated electron. The determinants include the presence and reorganization flexibility of the dangling OH groups and the spatial arrangement of the surrounding water molecules.
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spellingShingle Nature of Hydrated Electron in Varied Solvation Environments
Kar, Ritama
Nair, Nisanth N.
Computational Physics
Understanding the nature of solvated electrons is important in studying a range of chemical and biological phenomena. This study investigates the structural and dynamical behavior of an excess electron in water, examining different solvation environments, including liquid water, ice, monolayer, and chain. To accurately model these systems, we carry out molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using hybrid density functionals, employing the computationally efficient resonance-free multiple time-stepping based adaptively compressed exchange operator method. Through these simulations, we create a comprehensive and detailed picture of how excess electrons are solvated across different aqueous environments. We report the factors influence the localization and dynamic stability of the hydrated electron. The determinants include the presence and reorganization flexibility of the dangling OH groups and the spatial arrangement of the surrounding water molecules.
title Nature of Hydrated Electron in Varied Solvation Environments
topic Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07157