[HTML][HTML] Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems

Q Mao, M Feng, XZ Jiang, Y Ren, KH Luo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) has evolved into a ubiquitous, versatile and powerful
computational method for fundamental research in science branches such as biology …

Understanding plasma catalysis through modelling and simulation—a review

EC Neyts, A Bogaerts - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma catalysis holds great promise for environmental applications, provided that the
process viability can be maximized in terms of energy efficiency and product selectivity. This …

The ReaxFF reactive force-field: development, applications and future directions

TP Senftle, S Hong, MM Islam, SB Kylasa… - npj Computational …, 2016 - nature.com
The reactive force-field (ReaxFF) interatomic potential is a powerful computational tool for
exploring, develo** and optimizing material properties. Methods based on the principles …

ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations of thermal reactivity of various fuels in pyrolysis and combustion

X Li, M Zheng, C Ren, L Guo - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The methodology development and applications of ReaxFF molecular dynamics (ReaxFF
MD) in unraveling the complex reactions and kinetics for pyrolysis and oxidation of organic …

Initial reaction mechanisms of cellulose pyrolysis revealed by ReaxFF molecular dynamics

M Zheng, Z Wang, X Li, X Qiao, W Song, L Guo - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Mechanism investigation of cellulose pyrolysis is remarkably useful for efficient utilization of
biomass. In this paper, a new methodology rooted in the first GPU enabled ReaxFF MD …

Review of force fields and intermolecular potentials used in atomistic computational materials research

JA Harrison, JD Schall, S Maskey, PT Mikulski… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular simulation is a powerful computational tool for a broad range of applications
including the examination of materials properties and accelerating drug discovery. At the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics investigation of the effect of ammonia on coal pyrolysis and the nitrogen transformation

M Yu, X Yu, D Yu, X Jiang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal and ammonia (NH 3) co-firing technology is a promising solution allowing the
retrofitting of coal power facilities and contributing to global decarbonisation goals. Reactive …

Development and validation of ReaxFF reactive force field for hydrocarbon chemistry catalyzed by nickel

JE Mueller, ACT Van Duin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
To enable the study of hydrocarbon reactions catalyzed by nickel surfaces and particles
using reactive molecular dynamics on thousands of atoms as a function of temperature and …

Effect of collective dynamics and anharmonicity on entropy in heterogenous catalysis: Building the case for advanced molecular simulations

G Collinge, SF Yuk, MT Nguyen, MS Lee… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a perspective on the computational determination of entropy and its effects and
consequences on heterogeneous catalysis. Special attention is paid to the role of …

Reactive potentials for advanced atomistic simulations

T Liang, YK Shin, YT Cheng, DE Yilmaz… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent advances in the development of reactive empirical force fields or
potentials. In particular, we compare two widely used reactive potentials with variable …