Ab Initio Thermodynamics of Solid and Liquid Water (IMAGE)

National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) MARVEL

Ab Initio Thermodynamics of Solid and Liquid Water

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For ubiquitous and technologically essential system of water, a first-principles thermodynamic description not only leads to excellent agreement with experiments, but also reveals the crucial role of nuclear quantum fluctuations in modulating the thermodynamic stabilities of different phases of water.

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Michele Ceriotti

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