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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2025

Electron Spillover into Water Layers: A Quantum Leap in Understanding Capacitance Behavior.

Lang Li, Thorben Eggert, Karsten Reuter, Nicolas G Hörmann

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Lang LiTheory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3611-8284
Thorben EggertTheory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4973-7260
Karsten ReuterTheory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8473-8659
Nicolas G HörmannTheory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-5575

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigate the electronic and molecular properties of the electrified Pt(111)-water interface using molecular dynamics simulations, leveraging electronic-structure-aware density-functional theory (DFT) and classical force field approaches. Electrification is induced by introducing excess electrons with homogeneously distributed, nonionic counter-charges, allowing for a targeted analysis of electronic and water density responses without interference from electrolyte ions. Our results reveal that, within the DFT framework, the Pt(111)-water interface deviates from the classical picture, where excess electronic charge remains localized at the metallic surface. Instead, approximately 30-40% of the electronic excess charge density penetrates into the interfacial water region─a behavior that is absent in vacuum conditions or when using classical force fields. This redistribution of charge provides a compelling explanation for long-standing discrepancies in the modeling of this interface, including the stabilization of partially charged interfacial species such as H

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PMCPMC12232311

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