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Size-Dependent Ab Initio Atomistic Thermodynamics from Cluster to Bulk: Application to Hydration of Titania Nanoparticles
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Ab initio atomistic thermodynamics (AIAT) has become an indispensable tool to estimate Gibbs free energy changes for solid surfaces interacting with gaseous species relative to pressure (p) and temperature (T). For such systems, AIAT assumes that solid vibrational contributions to Gibbs free energy differences cancel out. However, the validity of this assumption is unclear for nanoscale systems. Using hydrated titania nanoparticles (NPs) as an example, we estimate the vibrational contributions to the Gibbs free energy of hydration (ΔGhyd(T,p)) for arbitrary NP size and degree of hydration. Comparing ΔGhyd(T,p) phase diagrams for NPs when considering these contributions (AIATnano) relative to a standard AIAT approach reveals significant qualitative and quantitative differences, which only become negligible for large systems. By constructing a size-dependent ΔGhyd(T,p) phase diagram, we illustrate how our approach can provide deeper insights into how nanosytems interact with their environments, with many potential applications (e.g., catalytic nanoparticles, biological colloids, nanoparticulate pollutants).
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RECIO-POO, Miguel, et al. Size-Dependent Ab Initio Atomistic Thermodynamics from Cluster to Bulk: Application to Hydration of Titania Nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 2024. Vol. 8240-8247. ISSN 1948-7185. [consulted: 15 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222727