Journal
MOLECULAR PHYSICS
Volume 109, Issue 13, Pages 1649-1656Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2011.582051
Keywords
molecular dynamics; TiO2 surface; oxide-water interface; rutile; anatase
Funding
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [07/SRC/B1160]
- Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
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We have carried out classical molecular dynamics of various surfaces of TiO2 with its interface with water. We report the geometrical features of the first and second monolayers of water using a Matsui Akaogi (MA) force field for the TiO2 surface and a flexible single point charge model for the water molecules. We show that the MA force field can be applied to surfaces other than rutile (110). It was found that water OH bond lengths, H-O-H bond angles and dipole moments do not vary due to the nature of the surface. However, their orientation within the first and second monolayers suggest that planar rutile (001) and anatase (001) surfaces may play an important role in not hindering removal of the products formed on these surfaces. Also, we discuss the effect of surface termination in order to explain the layering of water molecules throughout the simulation box.
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