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    The Calcite (104) Surface - Electrolyte Structure: A 3D Comparison of Surface X-Ray Diffraction and Simulations

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    Authors
    Brugman, Sander
    Raiteri, Paolo
    Accordini, Paolo
    Megens, Frank
    Gale, Julian
    Vlieg, Elias
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Brugman, S. and Raiteri, P. and Accordini, P. and Megens, F. and Gale, J. and Vlieg, E. 2020. The Calcite (104) Surface - Electrolyte Structure: A 3D Comparison of Surface X-Ray Diffraction and Simulations.
    DOI
    10.26434/chemrxiv.12279911.v1
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97834
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Adsorption and incorporation of ions is known to influence the morphology and growth of calcite. Using surface X-ray diffraction, the interfacial structure of calcite in contact with CaCO3, MgCl2, CaCl2and BaCl2 solutions was determined. All of these conditions yield a comparable interfacial structure,meaning that there is no significant ion adsorption. This allows for the first time a thorough comparison in all three dimensions with state-of-the-art computer simulations, involving molecular dynamicsbased on both DFT and two different force field models. Additionally, the simulated structures areused to calculate the corresponding structure factors, which in turn are compared to those obtainedfrom experiment, thereby avoiding the need for fitting or subjective interpretation. In general, thereis a good agreement between experiment and the simulations, though there are some small discrepancies in the atomic positions, which lead to an inadequate fit of certain features characteristic of thestructure of water at the interface. Of the three simulation methods examined, the DFT results werefound to agree best with the experimental structure.

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