: We present a combined computational and experimental study of the photoelectron spectrum of a simple aqueous solution of NaCl. Measurements were conducted on microjets, and first-principles calculations were performed using hybrid functionals and many-body perturbation theory at the G0W0 level, starting with wave functions computed in ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. We show excellent agreement between theory and experiments for the positions of both the solute and solvent excitation energies on an absolute energy scale and for peak intensities. The best comparison was obtained using wave functions obtained with dielectric-dependent self-consistent and range-separated hybrid functionals. Our computational protocol opens the way to accurate, predictive calculations of the electronic properties of electrolytes, of interest to a variety of energy problems.

Photoelectron Spectra of Aqueous Solutions from First Principles / Gaiduk, Alex P; Govoni, Marco; Seidel, Robert; Skone, Jonathan H; Winter, Bernd; Galli, Giulia. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1520-5126. - 138:22(2016), pp. 6912-6915. [10.1021/jacs.6b00225]

Photoelectron Spectra of Aqueous Solutions from First Principles

Govoni, Marco;
2016

Abstract

: We present a combined computational and experimental study of the photoelectron spectrum of a simple aqueous solution of NaCl. Measurements were conducted on microjets, and first-principles calculations were performed using hybrid functionals and many-body perturbation theory at the G0W0 level, starting with wave functions computed in ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. We show excellent agreement between theory and experiments for the positions of both the solute and solvent excitation energies on an absolute energy scale and for peak intensities. The best comparison was obtained using wave functions obtained with dielectric-dependent self-consistent and range-separated hybrid functionals. Our computational protocol opens the way to accurate, predictive calculations of the electronic properties of electrolytes, of interest to a variety of energy problems.
2016
138
22
6912
6915
Photoelectron Spectra of Aqueous Solutions from First Principles / Gaiduk, Alex P; Govoni, Marco; Seidel, Robert; Skone, Jonathan H; Winter, Bernd; Galli, Giulia. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1520-5126. - 138:22(2016), pp. 6912-6915. [10.1021/jacs.6b00225]
Gaiduk, Alex P; Govoni, Marco; Seidel, Robert; Skone, Jonathan H; Winter, Bernd; Galli, Giulia
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