Predicting ion diffusion from the shape of potential energy landscapes, Materials Chemistry, ChemRxiv
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We present an efficient method to compute diffusion coefficients of multi-particle systems with strong interactions directly from the geometry and topology of the potential energy field of the migrating particles. The approach is tested on Li-ion diffusion in crystalline inorganic solids, predicting Li-ion diffusion coefficients within one order of magnitude of molecular dynamics simulations at the same level of theory while being several orders of magnitude faster. The speed and transferability of our workflow make it well suited for extensive and efficient screening studies of crystalline solid-state ion conductor candidates and promise to serve as a platform for diffusion prediction even up to density functional level of theory.
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York Lab
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Devil is in the Defects: Electronic Conductivity in Solid
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Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems - ScienceDirect
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Published Papers – Computational Chemical Science Center
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Improving Hydride Conductivity in Layered Perovskites via Crystal
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Evidence for a Solid-Electrolyte Inductive Effect in the Superionic Conductor Li10Ge1-xSnxP2S12. - Abstract - Europe PMC