Table 2 AIMD determined distances between the cation pairs with the corresponding PMF energies

From: A hybrid calorimetry-simulation model of mixing enthalpy for molten salt

Potential energy

Cation pair

MIVM+AIMD

MIVM+Calorimetry+AIMD

Distance (Å)

PMF (kJ/mol)

Distance (Å)

Revised PMF (kJ/mol)

ε11

La–La

5.05

−5.98

5.05

−5.98

ε22

Li–K

K–Li

4.15

−5.85

4.55

−3.92

ε12(1)

La–Li

4.13

−6.04

4.33

−5.47

ε12(2)

La–K

4.83

−7.36

4.88

−7.36

ε12(3)

ε21

0.58(La-Li) + 0.42(La-K)

0.58(Li-La) + 0.42(K-La)

4.42

−6.59

4.56

−6.26

  1. PMF energies are obtained at the energetic minimum of the cation-cation pairs. The “Revised PMF” based on MIVM+Calorimetry+AIMD corresponds to the values that are obtained after refitting the B terms in Eq. (2).