Have you ever wondered whether charging a water or ice cluster with a plasma can change its shape? Or why ice particles in astrophysical plasmas are often elongated rather than spherical?
In our recent paper, we investigate how electrostatic stresses affect the structure of water and ice clusters in plasma environments! We develop a theoretical model and compare it with molecular dynamics simulations, finding perfect agreement! We also assess the commonly used conductivity assumption of ice using quantum mechanical calculations.
A special thank you to my supervisors, William Goddard and Paul Bellan, for their invaluable support on this project!
For more details, check out the full paper here:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0270908
Tag: Quantum Mechanics
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New paper published in Physics of Plasmas
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New paper published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Exciting news! Our work, providing new fundamental insights into the influence of external electric fields on the oxidation mechanism of iron nanoparticles, has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
Read more at https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c00722 -
New paper published in the Journal of Chemical Physics
Exciting news! Our study, “Atomistic insight into the effects of electrostatic fields on hydrocarbon reaction kinetics“, has been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. I am grateful to Aditya Lele, Adri van Duin, and my supervisor Andrea Giusti for their guidance and support throughout this project.
Read more at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0134785