New Project Granted

B14 - Structure and dynamics of the solvated electron at electrified solid/liquid interfaces

A new project B14 with the title "The solvated Electron at the electrified solid/liquid interface: structure and dynamics from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations" for PI Marialore Sulpizi has been granted.

The aim of this project is the structural and dynamical characterization of the solvated electron in the presence of applied electric fields, in different environments, including liquid interfaces in contact with a conducting or insulating solid. The solvated electron is a species which is central to the field of plasma/liquid and plasma/solid/liquid interfaces as the primary reducing agent which is produced at plasma electrodes in contact with a liquid. Although the solvated electron has been subject of intensive experimental and theoretical investigation under equilibrium conditions, its properties in the presence of electric fields, are still quite unexplored. Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations including the electronic structure, to understand the impact of electric fields on the structure and dynamics of the solvated electron will be used.