Mira Todorova - Fluctuations at electrochemical interfaces and their impact on reactions
Presenter
September 18, 2025
Abstract
Recorded 18 September 2025. Mira Todorova of the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials presents "Fluctuations at electrochemical interfaces and their impact on reactions studied by (ab initio) molecular dynamics calculations" at IPAM's Embracing Stochasticity in Electrochemical Modeling Workshop.
Abstract: Processes that take place at electrified solid/liquid interfaces are at the heart of many technologies driving a sustainable future. To design and optimize reactions such as hydrogen and oxygen evolution, or suppress the dissolution of materials, we need to understand not only the mechanisms that govern electrochemical activity but also how these mechanisms are affected by changing environmental conditions. The talk will highlight our recent advances on achieving potential control within ab-initio sized supercells, drawing upon examples involving Pt and Mg surfaces in contact with water.
Learn more online at: https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/workshops/workshop-i-embracing-stochasticity-in-electrochemical-modeling/?tab=overview