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Impact of Dispersion Force Schemes on Liquid Systems: Comparing Efficiency and Drawbacks for Well-Targeted Test Cases

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First-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) calculations were performed on liquid GeSe4 with the aim of inferring the impact of dispersion (van der Waals, vdW) forces on the structural properties. Different expressions for the dispersion forces were employed, allowing us to draw conclusions on their performances in a comparative fashion. These results supersede previous FPMD calculations obtained in smaller systems and shorter time trajectories by providing data of unprecedented accuracy. We obtained a substantial agreement with experiments for the structure factor regardless of the vdW scheme employed. This objective was achieved by using (in addition to FPMD with no dispersion forces) a selection of vdW schemes available within density functional theory. The first two are due to Grimme, D2 and D3, and the third one is devised within the so-called maximally localized Wannier functions approach (MLWF). D3 results feature a sizeable disagreement in real space with D2 and MLWF in terms of the partial and total pair correlation functions as well as the coordination numbers. More strikingly, total and partial structure factors calculated with D3 exhibit an unexpected sharp increase at low k. This peculiarity goes along with large void regions within the network, standing for a phase separation of indecipherable physical meaning. In view of these findings, further evidence of unconventional structural properties found by employing D3 is presented by relying on results obtained for a complex ionic liquid supported on a solid surface. The novelty of our study is multifold: new, reliable FPMD data for a prototypical disordered network system, convincing agreement with experimental data and assessment of the impact of dispersion forces, with emphasis on the intriguing behavior of one specific recipe and the discovery of common structural features shared by drastically dissimilar physical systems when the D3 vdW scheme is employed.
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hal-04014336 , version 1 (03-03-2023)

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Evelyne Martin, Irene Berenger Amiehe Essomba, Kana Ishisone, Mauro Boero, Guido Ori, et al.. Impact of Dispersion Force Schemes on Liquid Systems: Comparing Efficiency and Drawbacks for Well-Targeted Test Cases. Molecules, 2022, 27 (24), ⟨10.3390/molecules27249034⟩. ⟨hal-04014336⟩
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