Molecular dynamics simulations of ionic liquids and electrolytes using polarizable force fields

D Bedrov, JP Piquemal, O Borodin… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many applications in chemistry, biology, and energy storage/conversion research rely on
molecular simulations to provide fundamental insight into structural and transport properties …

Structure and nanostructure in ionic liquids

R Hayes, GG Warr, R Atkin - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Much of chemistry is concerned with the study of reactions and processes in solution, that is,
where liquids are used as solvents. 2, 3 The solvent is the (excess) liquid phase in which …

Revisiting OPLS force field parameters for ionic liquid simulations

B Doherty, X Zhong, S Gathiaka, B Li… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Our OPLS-2009IL force field parameters (J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2009, 5, 1038–1050)
were originally developed and tested on 68 unique ionic liquids featuring the 1-alkyl-3 …

Boosting rechargeable batteries R&D by multiscale modeling: myth or reality?

AA Franco, A Rucci, D Brandell, C Frayret… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This review addresses concepts, approaches, tools, and outcomes of multiscale modeling
used to design and optimize the current and next generation rechargeable battery cells …

Transferable, polarizable force field for ionic liquids

K Goloviznina, JN Canongia Lopes… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A general, transferable, polarizable force field for molecular simulation of ionic liquids (ILs)
and their mixtures with molecular compounds is developed. This polarizable model is …

Scaled charges for ions: An improvement but not the final word for modeling electrolytes in water

S Blazquez, MM Conde, C Vega - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we discuss the use of scaled charges when developing force fields for NaCl in
water. We shall develop force fields for Na+ and Cl− using the following values for the …

Computational insights into materials and interfaces for capacitive energy storage

C Zhan, C Lian, Y Zhang, MW Thompson… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Supercapacitors such as electric double‐layer capacitors (EDLCs) and pseudocapacitors
are becoming increasingly important in the field of electrical energy storage. Theoretical …

[HTML][HTML] A practical guide to biologically relevant molecular simulations with charge scaling for electronic polarization

E Duboue-Dijon, M Javanainen, P Delcroix… - The Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular simulations can elucidate atomistic-level mechanisms of key biological
processes, which are often hardly accessible to experiment. However, the results of the …

Restructuring a deep eutectic solvent by water: The nanostructure of hydrated choline chloride/urea

L Sapir, D Harries - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2020 - ACS Publications
Deep eutectic mixtures are a promising sustainable and diverse class of tunable solvents
that hold great promise for various green chemical and technological processes. Many deep …

Force fields for studying the structure and dynamics of ionic liquids: a critical review of recent developments

F Dommert, K Wendler, R Berger, L Delle Site… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Classical molecular dynamics simulations are a valuable tool to study the mechanisms that
dominate the properties of ionic liquids (ILs) on the atomistic and molecular level. However …