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\chapter{\label{chap:ice}PHASE BEHAVIOR OF WATER IN COMPUTER SIMULATIONS} |
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Water has proven to be a challenging substance to depict in |
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simulations, and a variety of models have been developed to describe |
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its behavior under varying simulation |
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conditions.\cite{Stillinger74,Rahman75,Berendsen81,Jorgensen83,Bratko85,Berendsen87,Caldwell95,Liu96,vanderSpoel98,Urbic00,Mahoney00,Fennell04} |
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These models have been used to investigate important physical |
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phenomena like phase transitions and the hydrophobic |
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effect.\cite{Yamada02,Marrink94,Gallagher03} With the choice of models |
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available, it is only natural to compare the models under interesting |
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thermodynamic conditions in an attempt to clarify the limitations of |
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each of the models.\cite{Jorgensen83,Jorgensen98,Baez94,Mahoney01} Two |
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important property to quantify are the Gibbs and Helmholtz free |
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energies, particularly for the solid forms of water, as these predict |
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the thermodynamic stability of the various phases. Water has a |
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particularly rich phase diagram and takes on a number of different and |
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stable crystalline structures as the temperature and pressure are |
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varied. This complexity makes it a challenging task to investigate the |
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entire free energy landscape.\cite{Sanz04} Ideally, research is |
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focused on the phases having the lowest free energy at a given state |
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point, because these phases will dictate the relevant transition |
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temperatures and pressures for the model. |
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The high-pressure phases of water (ice II-ice X as well as ice XII) |
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have been studied extensively both experimentally and |
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computatuionally. In this chapter, standard reference state methods |
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were applied in the {\it low} pressure regime to evaluate the free |
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energies for a few known crystalline water polymorphs that might be |
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stable at these pressures. This work is unique in the fact that one of |
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the crystal lattices was arrived at through crystallization of a |
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computationally efficient water model under constant pressure and |
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temperature conditions. Crystallization events are interesting in and |
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of themselves;\cite{Matsumoto02,Yamada02} however, the crystal |
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structure obtained in this case is different from any previously |
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observed ice polymorphs in experiment or simulation.\cite{Fennell04} |
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We have named this structure Ice-{\it i} to indicate its origin in |
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computational simulation. The unit cell of Ice-$i$ and an axially |
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elongated variant named Ice-$i^\prime$ both consist of eight water |
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molecules that stack in rows of interlocking water tetramers as |
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illustrated in figure \ref{fig:unitCell}A,B. These tetramers form a |
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crystal structure similar in appearance to a recent two-dimensional |
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surface tessellation simulated on silica.\cite{Yang04} As expected in |
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an ice crystal constructed of water tetramers, the hydrogen bonds are |
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not as linear as those observed in ice I$_\textrm{h}$; however, the |
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interlocking of these subunits appears to provide significant |
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stabilization to the overall crystal. The arrangement of these |
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tetramers results in open octagonal cavities that are typically |
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greater than 6.3\AA\ in diameter (see figure |
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\ref{fig:protOrder}). This open structure leads to crystals that are |
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typically 0.07 g/cm$^3$ less dense than ice I$_\textrm{h}$. |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figures/unitCell.pdf} |
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\caption{Unit cells for (A) Ice-{\it i} and (B) Ice-$i^\prime$, the |
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elongated variant of Ice-{\it i}. For Ice-{\it i}, the $a$ to $c$ |
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relation is given by $a = 2.1214c$, while for Ice-$i^\prime$, $a = |
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1.7850c$.} |
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\label{fig:iceiCell} |
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\end{figure} |
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\begin{figure} |
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\centering |
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\includegraphics[width=3.5in]{./figures/orderedIcei.pdf} |
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\caption{Image of a proton ordered crystal of Ice-{\it i} looking |
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down the (001) crystal face. The rows of water tetramers surrounded by |
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octagonal pores leads to a crystal structure that is significantly |
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less dense than ice I$_\textrm{h}$.} |
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\label{fig:protOrder} |
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\end{figure} |
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Results from our previous study indicated that Ice-{\it i} is the |
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minimum energy crystal structure for the single point water models |
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investigated (for discussions on these single point dipole models, see |
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the previous work and related |
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articles\cite{Fennell04,Liu96,Bratko85}). Our earlier results only |
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considered energetic stabilization and neglected entropic |
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contributions to the overall free energy. To address this issue, we |
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have calculated the absolute free energy of this crystal using |
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thermodynamic integration and compared to the free energies of ice |
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I$_\textrm{c}$ and ice I$_\textrm{h}$ (the common low-density ice |
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polymorphs) and ice B (a higher density, but very stable crystal |
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structure observed by B\`{a}ez and Clancy in free energy studies of |
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SPC/E).\cite{Baez95b} This work includes results for the water model |
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from which Ice-{\it i} was crystallized (SSD/E) in addition to several |
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common water models (TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, and SPC/E) and a reaction |
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field parametrized single point dipole water model (SSD/RF). The |
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axially elongated variant, Ice-$i^\prime$, was used in calculations |
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involving SPC/E, TIP4P, and TIP5P. The square tetramer in Ice-$i$ |
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distorts in Ice-$i^\prime$ to form a rhombus with alternating 85 and |
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95 degree angles. Under SPC/E, TIP4P, and TIP5P, this geometry is |
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better at forming favorable hydrogen bonds. The degree of rhomboid |
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distortion depends on the water model used but is significant enough |
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to split the peak in the radial distribution function which corresponds |
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to diagonal sites in the tetramers. |
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\section{Methods} |
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Canonical ensemble ({\it NVT}) molecular dynamics calculations were |
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performed using the OOPSE molecular mechanics package.\cite{Meineke05} |
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The densities chosen for the simulations were taken from |
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isobaric-isothermal ({\it NPT}) simulations performed at 1 atm and |
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200K. Each model (and each crystal structure) was allowed to relax for |
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300ps in the {\it NPT} ensemble before averaging the density to obtain |
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the volumes for the {\it NVT} simulations.All molecules were treated |
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as rigid bodies, with orientational motion propagated using the |
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symplectic DLM integration method described in section |
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We used thermodynamic integration to calculate the Helmholtz free |
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energies ({\it A}) of the listed water models at various state |
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points. Thermodynamic integration is an established technique that has |
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been used extensively in the calculation of free energies for |
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condensed phases of |
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materials.\cite{Frenkel84,Hermans88,Meijer90,Baez95,Vlot99} This |
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method uses a sequence of simulations during which the system of |
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interest is converted into a reference system for which the free |
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energy is known analytically ($A_0$). This transformation path is then |
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integrated in order to determine the free energy difference between |
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the two states: |
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\begin{equation} |
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\Delta A = \int_0^1\left\langle\frac{\partial V(\lambda |
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)}{\partial\lambda}\right\rangle_\lambda d\lambda, |
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\end{equation} |
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where $V$ is the interaction potential and $\lambda$ is the |
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transformation parameter that scales the overall |
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potential. Simulations are distributed unevenly along this path in |
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order to sufficiently sample the regions of greatest change in the |
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potential. Typical integrations in this study consisted of $\sim$25 |
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simulations ranging from 300ps (for the unaltered system) to 75ps |
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(near the reference state) in length. |
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For the thermodynamic integration of molecular crystals, the Einstein |
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crystal was chosen as the reference state. In an Einstein crystal, the |
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molecules are harmonically restrained at their ideal lattice locations |
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and orientations. The partition function for a molecular crystal |
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restrained in this fashion can be evaluated analytically, and the |
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Helmholtz Free Energy ({\it A}) is given by |
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\begin{eqnarray} |
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A = E_m\ -\ kT\ln \left (\frac{kT}{h\nu}\right )^3&-&kT\ln \left |
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[\pi^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{A}kT}{h^2}\right |
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)^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{B}kT}{h^2}\right |
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)^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{C}kT}{h^2}\right |
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)^\frac{1}{2}\right ] \nonumber \\ &-& kT\ln \left [\frac{kT}{2(\pi |
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K_\omega K_\theta)^{\frac{1}{2}}}\exp\left |
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(-\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right)\int_0^{\left (\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right |
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)^\frac{1}{2}}\exp(t^2)\mathrm{d}t\right ], |
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\label{eq:ecFreeEnergy} |
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\end{eqnarray} |
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where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$.\cite{Baez95a} In equation |
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\ref{eq:ecFreeEnergy}, $K_\mathrm{v}$, $K_\mathrm{\theta}$, and |
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$K_\mathrm{\omega}$ are the spring constants restraining translational |
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motion and deflection of and rotation around the principle axis of the |
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molecule respectively (Fig. \ref{waterSpring}), and $E_m$ is the |
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minimum potential energy of the ideal crystal. In the case of |
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molecular liquids, the ideal vapor is chosen as the target reference |
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\caption{Possible orientational motions for a restrained molecule. |
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$\theta$ angles correspond to displacement from the body-frame {\it |
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z}-axis, while $\omega$ angles correspond to rotation about the |
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body-frame {\it z}-axis. $K_\theta$ and $K_\omega$ are spring |
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constants for the harmonic springs restraining motion in the $\theta$ |
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Charge, dipole, and Lennard-Jones interactions were modified by a |
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cubic switching between 100\% and 85\% of the cutoff value (9\AA). By |
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applying this function, these interactions are smoothly truncated, |
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thereby avoiding the poor energy conservation which results from |
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harsher truncation schemes. The effect of a long-range correction was |
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also investigated on select model systems in a variety of manners. For |
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the SSD/RF model, a reaction field with a fixed dielectric constant of |
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least computationally expensive models (SSD/E, SSD/RF, and TIP3P), |
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simulations were performed with longer cutoffs of 12 and 15\AA\ to |
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compare with the 9\AA\ cutoff results. Finally, results from the use |
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of an Ewald summation were estimated for TIP3P and SPC/E by performing |
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calculations with Particle-Mesh Ewald (PME) in the TINKER molecular |
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mechanics software package.\cite{Tinker} The calculated energy |
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difference in the presence and absence of PME was applied to the |
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previous results in order to predict changes to the free energy |
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landscape. |
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\section{Results and discussion} |
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The free energy of proton ordered Ice-{\it i} was calculated and |
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compared with the free energies of proton ordered variants of the |
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experimentally observed low-density ice polymorphs, I$_\textrm{h}$ and |
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I$_\textrm{c}$, as well as the higher density ice B, observed by |
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B\`{a}ez and Clancy and thought to be the minimum free energy |
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structure for the SPC/E model at ambient conditions.\cite{Baez95b} Ice |
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XI, the experimentally-observed proton-ordered variant of ice |
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I$_\textrm{h}$, was investigated initially, but was found to be not as |
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stable as proton disordered or antiferroelectric variants of ice |
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here is a simple antiferroelectric version that has an 8 molecule unit |
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cell.\cite{Davidson84} The crystals contained 648 or 1728 molecules |
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for ice B, 1024 or 1280 molecules for ice I$_\textrm{h}$, 1000 |
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molecules for ice I$_\textrm{c}$, or 1024 molecules for Ice-{\it |
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i}. The larger crystal sizes were necessary for simulations involving |
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\begin{table} |
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\caption{HELMHOLTZ FREE ENERGIES FOR SEVERAL ICE POLYMORPHS WITH A |
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VARIETY OF COMMON WATER MODELS AT 200 KELVIN AND 1 ATMOSPHERE} |
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TIP3P & -11.41(4) & -11.23(6) & -11.82(5) & -12.30(5)\\ |
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TIP4P & -11.84(5) & -12.04(4) & -12.08(6) & -12.33(6)\\ |
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TIP5P & -11.85(5) & -11.86(4) & -11.96(4) & -12.29(4)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.67(3) & -12.96(3) & -13.25(5) & -13.55(3)\\ |
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SSD/E & -11.27(3) & -11.19(8) & -12.09(4) & -12.54(4)\\ |
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SSD/RF & -11.51(4) & NA & -12.08(5) & -12.29(4)\\ |
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\label{tab:freeEnergy} |
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Table \ref{tab:freeEnergy} shows the results of the free energy |
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calculations with a cutoff radius of 9\AA. It should be noted that the |
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ice I$_\textrm{c}$ crystal polymorph is not stable at 200K and 1 atm |
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with the SSD/RF water model, hense omitted results for that cell. The |
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free energy values displayed in this table, it is clear that Ice-{\it |
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i} (or Ice-$i^\prime$ for TIP4P, TIP5P, and SPC/E) is the most stable |
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With the free energy at these state points, the Gibbs-Helmholtz |
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equation was used to project to other state points and to build phase |
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diagrams. Figures \ref{fig:tp3phasedia} and \ref{fig:ssdrfphasedia} |
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are example diagrams built from the free energy results. All other |
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models have similar structure, although the crossing points between |
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the phases exist at slightly different temperatures and pressures. It |
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is interesting to note that ice I does not exist in either cubic or |
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hexagonal form in any of the phase diagrams for any of the models. For |
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purposes of this study, ice B is representative of the dense ice |
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polymorphs. A recent study by Sanz {\it et al.} goes into detail on |
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the phase diagrams for SPC/E and TIP4P in the high pressure |
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\caption{Phase diagram for the TIP3P water model in the low pressure |
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regime. The displayed $T_m$ and $T_b$ values are good predictions of |
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the experimental values; however, the solid phases shown are not the |
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experimentally observed forms. Both cubic and hexagonal ice $I$ are |
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higher in energy and don't appear in the phase diagram.} |
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\label{fig:tp3phasedia} |
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\end{figure} |
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\caption{Phase diagram for the SSD/RF water model in the low pressure |
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applied reaction field. It is interesting to note that this |
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computationally efficient model (over 3 times more efficient than |
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TIP3P) exhibits phase behavior similar to the less computationally |
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conservative charge based models.} |
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\label{fig:ssdrfphasedia} |
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\begin{table} |
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\caption{Melting ($T_m$), boiling ($T_b$), and sublimation ($T_s$) |
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temperatures at 1 atm for several common water models compared with |
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experiment. The $T_m$ and $T_s$ values from simulation correspond to a |
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transition between Ice-{\it i} (or Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$) and the |
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\toprule |
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$T_m$ (K) & 269(8) & 266(10) & 271(7) & 296(5) & - & 278(7) & 273\\ |
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$T_b$ (K) & 357(2) & 354(3) & 337(3) & 396(4) & - & 348(3) & 373\\ |
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Table \ref{tab:meltandboil} lists the melting and boiling temperatures |
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calculated from this work. Surprisingly, most of these models have |
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melting points that compare quite favorably with experiment. The |
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unfortunate aspect of this result is that this phase change occurs |
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between Ice-{\it i} and the liquid state rather than ice |
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I$_\textrm{h}$ and the liquid state. These results are actually not |
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contrary to previous studies in the literature. Earlier free energy |
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studies of ice I using TIP4P predict a $T_m$ ranging from 214 to 238K |
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(differences being attributed to choice of interaction truncation and |
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different ordered and disordered molecular |
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arrangements).\cite{Vlot99,Gao00,Sanz04} If the presence of ice B and |
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Ice-{\it i} were omitted, a $T_m$ value around 210K would be predicted |
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from this work. However, the $T_m$ from Ice-{\it i} is calculated at |
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265K, significantly higher in temperature than the previous |
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studies. Also of interest in these results is that SSD/E does not |
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exhibit a melting point at 1 atm, but it shows a sublimation point at |
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355K. This is due to the significant stability of Ice-{\it i} over all |
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other polymorphs for this particular model under these |
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conditions. While troubling, this behavior turned out to be |
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advantageous in that it facilitated the spontaneous crystallization of |
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Ice-{\it i}. These observations provide a warning that simulations of |
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SSD/E as a ``liquid'' near 300K are actually metastable and run the |
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risk of spontaneous crystallization. However, this risk changes when |
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applying a longer cutoff. |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figures/cutoffChange.pdf} |
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\caption{Free energy as a function of cutoff radius for (A) SSD/E, (B) |
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TIP3P, and (C) SSD/RF. Data points omitted include SSD/E: |
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I$_\textrm{c}$ 12\AA\, TIP3P: I$_\textrm{c}$ 12\AA\ and B 12\AA\, |
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and SSD/RF: I$_\textrm{c}$ 9\AA . These crystals are unstable at 200 K |
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and rapidly convert into liquids. The connecting lines are qualitative |
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visual aid.} |
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\label{fig:incCutoff} |
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\end{figure} |
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Increasing the cutoff radius in simulations of the more |
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computationally efficient water models was done in order to evaluate |
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the trend in free energy values when moving to systems that do not |
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involve potential truncation. As seen in figure \ref{fig:incCutoff}, |
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the free energy of all the ice polymorphs show a substantial |
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dependence on cutoff radius. In general, there is a narrowing of the |
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free energy differences while moving to greater cutoff |
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radius. Interestingly, by increasing the cutoff radius, the free |
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energy gap was narrowed enough in the SSD/E model that the liquid |
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state is preferred under standard simulation conditions (298K and 1 |
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atm). Thus, it is recommended that simulations using this model choose |
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interaction truncation radii greater than 9\AA\ . This narrowing |
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trend is much more subtle in the case of SSD/RF, indicating that the |
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free energies calculated with a reaction field present provide a more |
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accurate picture of the free energy landscape in the absence of |
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potential truncation. |
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To further study the changes resulting to the inclusion of a |
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long-range interaction correction, the effect of an Ewald summation |
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was estimated by applying the potential energy difference do to its |
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inclusion in systems in the presence and absence of the |
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correction. This was accomplished by calculation of the potential |
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energy of identical crystals with and without PME using TINKER. The |
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free energies for the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and |
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SPC/E water models are shown in Table \ref{tab:pmeShift}. TIP4P and |
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TIP5P are not fully supported in TINKER, so the results for these |
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models could not be estimated. The same trend pointed out through |
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increase of cutoff radius is observed in these PME results. Ice-{\it |
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i} is the preferred polymorph at ambient conditions for both the TIP3P |
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and SPC/E water models; however, there is a narrowing of the free |
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energy differences between the various solid forms. In the case of |
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SPC/E this narrowing is significant enough that it becomes less clear |
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that Ice-{\it i} is the most stable polymorph, and is possibly |
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metastable with respect to ice B and possibly ice |
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I$_\textrm{c}$. However, these results do not significantly alter the |
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finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is a stable crystal structure |
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that should be considered when studying the phase behavior of water |
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models. |
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\begin{table} |
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\centering |
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\caption{The free energy of the studied ice polymorphs after applying |
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the energy difference attributed to the inclusion of the PME |
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long-range interaction correction. Units are kcal/mol.} |
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\begin{tabular}{ l c c c c } |
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\toprule |
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Water Model & I$_\textrm{h}$ & I$_\textrm{c}$ & B & Ice-{\it i} (or Ice-$i^\prime$) \\ |
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\midrule |
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TIP3P & -11.53(4) & -11.24(6) & -11.51(5) & -11.67(5)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.77(3) & -12.92(3) & -12.96(5) & -13.02(3)\\ |
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\bottomrule |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{tab:pmeShift} |
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\end{table} |
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\section{Conclusions} |
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The free energy for proton ordered variants of hexagonal and cubic ice |
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$I$, ice B, and recently discovered Ice-{\it i} were calculated under |
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standard conditions for several common water models via thermodynamic |
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integration. All the water models studied show Ice-{\it i} to be the |
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minimum free energy crystal structure in the with a 9\AA\ switching |
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function cutoff. Calculated melting and boiling points show |
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surprisingly good agreement with the experimental values; however, the |
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solid phase at 1 atm is Ice-{\it i}, not ice I$_\textrm{h}$. The |
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effect of interaction truncation was investigated through variation of |
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the cutoff radius, use of a reaction field parameterized model, and |
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estimation of the results in the presence of the Ewald |
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summation. Interaction truncation has a significant effect on the |
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computed free energy values, and may significantly alter the free |
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energy landscape for the more complex multipoint water models. Despite |
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these effects, these results show Ice-{\it i} to be an important ice |
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polymorph that should be considered in simulation studies. |
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Due to this relative stability of Ice-{\it i} in all manner of |
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investigated simulation examples, the question arises as to possible |
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experimental observation of this polymorph. The rather extensive past |
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and current experimental investigation of water in the low pressure |
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regime makes us hesitant to ascribe any relevance of this work outside |
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of the simulation community. It is for this reason that we chose a |
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name for this polymorph which involves an imaginary quantity. That |
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said, there are certain experimental conditions that would provide the |
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most ideal situation for possible observation. These include the |
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negative pressure or stretched solid regime, small clusters in vacuum |
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deposition environments, and in clathrate structures involving small |
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non-polar molecules. Figs. \ref{fig:gofr} and \ref{fig:sofq} contain |
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our predictions for both the pair distribution function ($g_{OO}(r)$) |
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and the structure factor ($S(\vec{q})$ for ice I$_\textrm{c}$ and for |
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ice-{\it i} at a temperature of 77K. In a quick comparison of the |
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predicted S(q) for Ice-{\it i} and experimental studies of amorphous |
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solid water, it is possible that some of the ``spurious'' peaks that |
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could not be assigned in HDA could correspond to peaks labeled in this |
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S(q).\cite{Bizid87} It should be noted that there is typically poor |
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agreement on crystal densities between simulation and experiment, so |
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such peak comparisons should be made with caution. We will leave it |
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to our experimental colleagues to determine whether this ice polymorph |
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is named appropriately or if it should be promoted to Ice-0. |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figures/iceGofr.pdf} |
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\caption{Radial distribution functions of Ice-{\it i} and ice |
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I$_\textrm{c}$ calculated from from simulations of the SSD/RF water |
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model at 77 K.} |
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\label{fig:gofr} |
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\end{figure} |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figures/sofq.pdf} |
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\caption{Predicted structure factors for Ice-{\it i} and ice |
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I$_\textrm{c}$ at 77 K. The raw structure factors have been |
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convoluted with a gaussian instrument function (0.075 \AA$^{-1}$ |
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width) to compensate for the trunction effects in our finite size |
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simulations. The labeled peaks compared favorably with ``spurious'' |
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peaks observed in experimental studies of amorphous solid |
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water.\cite{Bizid87}} |
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\label{fig:sofq} |
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\end{figure} |
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