Computational Chemistry Memo

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Vacuum Slab

When simulating surfaces or interfaces in computational chemistry, it’s common to use a vacuum slab to separate periodic images of the system. This approach helps to minimize interactions between the periodic replicas, which can otherwise lead to artifacts in the simulation results.

Vacuum Slab
Vacuum Slab

More detail can be found here.[1]


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  • Title: Computational Chemistry Memo
  • Author: Maple
  • Created at : 2025-09-19 15:52:00
  • Updated at : 2025-09-19 15:56:08
  • Link: https://www.maple367.eu.org/Simulation/computational-chemistry-memo/
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