reviewChemical ReviewsApr 6, 2016GREEN OA

Nuclear Quantum Effects in Water and Aqueous Systems: Experiment, Theory, and Current Challenges

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · Thomas Young Centre · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Nuclear quantum effects influence the structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bonded systems, such as water, which impacts their observed properties with widely varying magnitudes. This review highlights the recent significant developments in the experiment, theory, and simulation of nuclear quantum effects in water. Novel experimental techniques, such as deep inelastic neutron scattering, now provide a detailed view of the role of nuclear quantum effects in water's properties. These have been combined with theoretical developments such as the introduction of the principle of competing quantum effects that allows the subtle interplay of water's quantum effects and their manifestation in experimental observables to…

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