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23 gezelter 1465 \title{Ice-{\it i}: a simulation-predicted ice polymorph which is more
24     stable than Ice $I_h$ for point-charge and point-dipole water models}
25 chrisfen 1453
26 gezelter 1463 \author{Christopher J. Fennell and J. Daniel Gezelter \\
27     Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry\\ University of Notre Dame\\
28 chrisfen 1453 Notre Dame, Indiana 46556}
29    
30     \date{\today}
31    
32 gezelter 1463 \maketitle
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34    
35     \begin{abstract}
36 gezelter 1475 The absolute free energies of several ice polymorphs which are stable
37     at low pressures were calculated using thermodynamic integration to a
38     reference system (the Einstein crystal). These integrations were
39     performed for most of the common water models (SPC/E, TIP3P, TIP4P,
40     TIP5P, SSD/E, SSD/RF). Ice-{\it i}, a structure we recently observed
41     crystallizing at room temperature for one of the single-point water
42     models, was determined to be the stable crystalline state (at 1 atm)
43     for {\it all} the water models investigated. Phase diagrams were
44 gezelter 1463 generated, and phase coexistence lines were determined for all of the
45 gezelter 1475 known low-pressure ice structures under all of these water models.
46     Additionally, potential truncation was shown to have an effect on the
47     calculated free energies, and can result in altered free energy
48     landscapes. Structure factor for the new crystal were generated and
49     we await experimental confirmation of the existence of this new
50     polymorph.
51 chrisfen 1453 \end{abstract}
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58    
59     \section{Introduction}
60    
61 chrisfen 1459 Water has proven to be a challenging substance to depict in
62 gezelter 1463 simulations, and a variety of models have been developed to describe
63     its behavior under varying simulation
64 gezelter 1477 conditions.\cite{Stillinger74,Rahman75,Berendsen81,Jorgensen83,Bratko85,Berendsen87,Caldwell95,Liu96,Berendsen98,Dill00,Mahoney00,Fennell04}
65 gezelter 1463 These models have been used to investigate important physical
66 gezelter 1475 phenomena like phase transitions, transport properties, and the
67 chrisfen 1471 hydrophobic effect.\cite{Yamada02,Marrink94,Gallagher03} With the
68     choice of models available, it is only natural to compare the models
69     under interesting thermodynamic conditions in an attempt to clarify
70     the limitations of each of the
71     models.\cite{Jorgensen83,Jorgensen98b,Clancy94,Mahoney01} Two
72 gezelter 1475 important properties to quantify are the Gibbs and Helmholtz free
73 chrisfen 1471 energies, particularly for the solid forms of water. Difficulty in
74     these types of studies typically arises from the assortment of
75     possible crystalline polymorphs that water adopts over a wide range of
76     pressures and temperatures. There are currently 13 recognized forms
77     of ice, and it is a challenging task to investigate the entire free
78     energy landscape.\cite{Sanz04} Ideally, research is focused on the
79     phases having the lowest free energy at a given state point, because
80 gezelter 1475 these phases will dictate the relevant transition temperatures and
81 chrisfen 1471 pressures for the model.
82 chrisfen 1459
83 gezelter 1465 In this paper, standard reference state methods were applied to known
84 chrisfen 1471 crystalline water polymorphs in the low pressure regime. This work is
85 gezelter 1475 unique in that one of the crystal lattices was arrived at through
86     crystallization of a computationally efficient water model under
87     constant pressure and temperature conditions. Crystallization events
88     are interesting in and of themselves;\cite{Matsumoto02,Yamada02}
89     however, the crystal structure obtained in this case is different from
90     any previously observed ice polymorphs in experiment or
91     simulation.\cite{Fennell04} We have named this structure Ice-{\it i}
92     to indicate its origin in computational simulation. The unit cell
93     (Fig. \ref{iceiCell}A) consists of eight water molecules that stack in
94     rows of interlocking water tetramers. Proton ordering can be
95     accomplished by orienting two of the molecules so that both of their
96     donated hydrogen bonds are internal to their tetramer
97     (Fig. \ref{protOrder}). As expected in an ice crystal constructed of
98     water tetramers, the hydrogen bonds are not as linear as those
99     observed in ice $I_h$, however the interlocking of these subunits
100     appears to provide significant stabilization to the overall
101 chrisfen 1459 crystal. The arrangement of these tetramers results in surrounding
102     open octagonal cavities that are typically greater than 6.3 \AA\ in
103     diameter. This relatively open overall structure leads to crystals
104     that are 0.07 g/cm$^3$ less dense on average than ice $I_h$.
105 gezelter 1463
106 chrisfen 1460 \begin{figure}
107 gezelter 1463 \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{unitCell.eps}
108 gezelter 1465 \caption{Unit cells for (A) Ice-{\it i} and (B) Ice-$i^\prime$, the
109 chrisfen 1471 elongated variant of Ice-{\it i}. The spheres represent the
110     center-of-mass locations of the water molecules. The $a$ to $c$
111     ratios for Ice-{\it i} and Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ are given by
112     $a:2.1214c$ and $a:1.7850c$ respectively.}
113 chrisfen 1460 \label{iceiCell}
114     \end{figure}
115 gezelter 1463
116 chrisfen 1460 \begin{figure}
117 gezelter 1463 \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{orderedIcei.eps}
118 chrisfen 1460 \caption{Image of a proton ordered crystal of Ice-{\it i} looking
119     down the (001) crystal face. The rows of water tetramers surrounded by
120     octagonal pores leads to a crystal structure that is significantly
121     less dense than ice $I_h$.}
122     \label{protOrder}
123     \end{figure}
124 chrisfen 1459
125 gezelter 1465 Results from our previous study indicated that Ice-{\it i} is the
126     minimum energy crystal structure for the single point water models we
127 gezelter 1475 had investigated (for discussions on these single point dipole models,
128     see our previous work and related
129 chrisfen 1471 articles).\cite{Fennell04,Liu96,Bratko85} Those results only
130 gezelter 1465 considered energetic stabilization and neglected entropic
131 gezelter 1475 contributions to the overall free energy. To address this issue, we
132     have calculated the absolute free energy of this crystal using
133 gezelter 1465 thermodynamic integration and compared to the free energies of cubic
134     and hexagonal ice $I$ (the experimental low density ice polymorphs)
135     and ice B (a higher density, but very stable crystal structure
136     observed by B\`{a}ez and Clancy in free energy studies of
137     SPC/E).\cite{Baez95b} This work includes results for the water model
138     from which Ice-{\it i} was crystallized (SSD/E) in addition to several
139     common water models (TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, and SPC/E) and a reaction
140     field parametrized single point dipole water model (SSD/RF). It should
141 gezelter 1475 be noted that a second version of Ice-{\it i} (Ice-$i^\prime$) was
142     used in calculations involving SPC/E, TIP4P, and TIP5P. The unit cell
143     of this crystal (Fig. \ref{iceiCell}B) is similar to the Ice-{\it i}
144     unit it is extended in the direction of the (001) face and compressed
145     along the other two faces.
146 chrisfen 1459
147 chrisfen 1453 \section{Methods}
148    
149 chrisfen 1454 Canonical ensemble (NVT) molecular dynamics calculations were
150 gezelter 1465 performed using the OOPSE molecular mechanics package.\cite{Meineke05}
151     All molecules were treated as rigid bodies, with orientational motion
152     propagated using the symplectic DLM integration method. Details about
153 chrisfen 1471 the implementation of this technique can be found in a recent
154 gezelter 1468 publication.\cite{Dullweber1997}
155 chrisfen 1454
156 chrisfen 1471 Thermodynamic integration is an established technique for
157     determination of free energies of condensed phases of
158     materials.\cite{Frenkel84,Hermens88,Meijer90,Baez95a,Vlot99}. This
159     method, implemented in the same manner illustrated by B\`{a}ez and
160     Clancy, was utilized to calculate the free energy of several ice
161     crystals at 200 K using the TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, SPC/E, SSD/RF, and
162     SSD/E water models.\cite{Baez95a} Liquid state free energies at 300
163     and 400 K for all of these water models were also determined using
164 gezelter 1475 this same technique in order to determine melting points and to
165     generate phase diagrams. All simulations were carried out at densities
166     which correspond to a pressure of approximately 1 atm at their
167     respective temperatures.
168 chrisfen 1454
169 gezelter 1475 Thermodynamic integration involves a sequence of simulations during
170     which the system of interest is converted into a reference system for
171     which the free energy is known analytically. This transformation path
172     is then integrated in order to determine the free energy difference
173     between the two states:
174 chrisfen 1458 \begin{equation}
175     \Delta A = \int_0^1\left\langle\frac{\partial V(\lambda
176     )}{\partial\lambda}\right\rangle_\lambda d\lambda,
177     \end{equation}
178     where $V$ is the interaction potential and $\lambda$ is the
179 chrisfen 1459 transformation parameter that scales the overall
180 chrisfen 1471 potential. Simulations are distributed strategically along this path
181     in order to sufficiently sample the regions of greatest change in the
182 chrisfen 1459 potential. Typical integrations in this study consisted of $\sim$25
183     simulations ranging from 300 ps (for the unaltered system) to 75 ps
184     (near the reference state) in length.
185 chrisfen 1458
186 chrisfen 1454 For the thermodynamic integration of molecular crystals, the Einstein
187 chrisfen 1471 crystal was chosen as the reference system. In an Einstein crystal,
188     the molecules are restrained at their ideal lattice locations and
189     orientations. Using harmonic restraints, as applied by B\`{a}ez and
190     Clancy, the total potential for this reference crystal
191     ($V_\mathrm{EC}$) is the sum of all the harmonic restraints,
192     \begin{equation}
193     V_\mathrm{EC} = \frac{K_\mathrm{v}r^2}{2} + \frac{K_\theta\theta^2}{2} +
194     \frac{K_\omega\omega^2}{2},
195     \end{equation}
196     where $K_\mathrm{v}$, $K_\mathrm{\theta}$, and $K_\mathrm{\omega}$ are
197     the spring constants restraining translational motion and deflection
198     of and rotation around the principle axis of the molecule
199     respectively. It is clear from Fig. \ref{waterSpring} that the values
200     of $\theta$ range from $0$ to $\pi$, while $\omega$ ranges from
201     $-\pi$ to $\pi$. The partition function for a molecular crystal
202 gezelter 1465 restrained in this fashion can be evaluated analytically, and the
203     Helmholtz Free Energy ({\it A}) is given by
204 chrisfen 1454 \begin{eqnarray}
205     A = E_m\ -\ kT\ln \left (\frac{kT}{h\nu}\right )^3&-&kT\ln \left
206     [\pi^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{A}kT}{h^2}\right
207     )^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{B}kT}{h^2}\right
208     )^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{C}kT}{h^2}\right
209     )^\frac{1}{2}\right ] \nonumber \\ &-& kT\ln \left [\frac{kT}{2(\pi
210     K_\omega K_\theta)^{\frac{1}{2}}}\exp\left
211     (-\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right)\int_0^{\left (\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right
212     )^\frac{1}{2}}\exp(t^2)\mathrm{d}t\right ],
213     \label{ecFreeEnergy}
214     \end{eqnarray}
215 chrisfen 1471 where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$, and $E_m$ is the minimum
216     potential energy of the ideal crystal.\cite{Baez95a}
217 gezelter 1463
218 chrisfen 1456 \begin{figure}
219 gezelter 1463 \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{rotSpring.eps}
220 chrisfen 1456 \caption{Possible orientational motions for a restrained molecule.
221     $\theta$ angles correspond to displacement from the body-frame {\it
222     z}-axis, while $\omega$ angles correspond to rotation about the
223     body-frame {\it z}-axis. $K_\theta$ and $K_\omega$ are spring
224     constants for the harmonic springs restraining motion in the $\theta$
225     and $\omega$ directions.}
226     \label{waterSpring}
227     \end{figure}
228 chrisfen 1454
229 chrisfen 1471 In the case of molecular liquids, the ideal vapor is chosen as the
230     target reference state. There are several examples of liquid state
231     free energy calculations of water models present in the
232     literature.\cite{Hermens88,Quintana92,Mezei92,Baez95b} These methods
233     typically differ in regard to the path taken for switching off the
234     interaction potential to convert the system to an ideal gas of water
235 gezelter 1475 molecules. In this study, we applied of one of the most convenient
236     methods and integrated over the $\lambda^4$ path, where all
237     interaction parameters are scaled equally by this transformation
238     parameter. This method has been shown to be reversible and provide
239     results in excellent agreement with other established
240     methods.\cite{Baez95b}
241 chrisfen 1471
242 chrisfen 1456 Charge, dipole, and Lennard-Jones interactions were modified by a
243 chrisfen 1462 cubic switching between 100\% and 85\% of the cutoff value (9 \AA
244     ). By applying this function, these interactions are smoothly
245 gezelter 1465 truncated, thereby avoiding the poor energy conservation which results
246 chrisfen 1462 from harsher truncation schemes. The effect of a long-range correction
247     was also investigated on select model systems in a variety of
248     manners. For the SSD/RF model, a reaction field with a fixed
249     dielectric constant of 80 was applied in all
250     simulations.\cite{Onsager36} For a series of the least computationally
251     expensive models (SSD/E, SSD/RF, and TIP3P), simulations were
252     performed with longer cutoffs of 12 and 15 \AA\ to compare with the 9
253 gezelter 1475 \AA\ cutoff results. Finally, the effects of utilizing an Ewald
254     summation were estimated for TIP3P and SPC/E by performing single
255     configuration calculations with Particle-Mesh Ewald (PME) in the
256     TINKER molecular mechanics software package.\cite{Tinker} The
257     calculated energy difference in the presence and absence of PME was
258     applied to the previous results in order to predict changes to the
259     free energy landscape.
260 chrisfen 1454
261 chrisfen 1456 \section{Results and discussion}
262 chrisfen 1454
263 gezelter 1475 The free energy of proton-ordered Ice-{\it i} was calculated and
264 chrisfen 1456 compared with the free energies of proton ordered variants of the
265     experimentally observed low-density ice polymorphs, $I_h$ and $I_c$,
266     as well as the higher density ice B, observed by B\`{a}ez and Clancy
267     and thought to be the minimum free energy structure for the SPC/E
268     model at ambient conditions (Table \ref{freeEnergy}).\cite{Baez95b}
269 gezelter 1465 Ice XI, the experimentally-observed proton-ordered variant of ice
270     $I_h$, was investigated initially, but was found to be not as stable
271     as proton disordered or antiferroelectric variants of ice $I_h$. The
272     proton ordered variant of ice $I_h$ used here is a simple
273 gezelter 1475 antiferroelectric version that we devised, and it has an 8 molecule
274 chrisfen 1473 unit cell similar to other predicted antiferroelectric $I_h$
275     crystals.\cite{Davidson84} The crystals contained 648 or 1728
276     molecules for ice B, 1024 or 1280 molecules for ice $I_h$, 1000
277     molecules for ice $I_c$, or 1024 molecules for Ice-{\it i}. The larger
278     crystal sizes were necessary for simulations involving larger cutoff
279     values.
280 chrisfen 1454
281 chrisfen 1456 \begin{table*}
282     \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
283     \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
284     \begin{center}
285     \caption{Calculated free energies for several ice polymorphs with a
286     variety of common water models. All calculations used a cutoff radius
287     of 9 \AA\ and were performed at 200 K and $\sim$1 atm. Units are
288 chrisfen 1466 kcal/mol. Calculated error of the final digits is in parentheses. *Ice
289     $I_c$ rapidly converts to a liquid at 200 K with the SSD/RF model.}
290 chrisfen 1456 \begin{tabular}{ l c c c c }
291 gezelter 1463 \hline
292 chrisfen 1466 Water Model & $I_h$ & $I_c$ & B & Ice-{\it i}\\
293 gezelter 1463 \hline
294 chrisfen 1473 TIP3P & -11.41(2) & -11.23(3) & -11.82(3) & -12.30(3)\\
295     TIP4P & -11.84(3) & -12.04(2) & -12.08(3) & -12.33(3)\\
296     TIP5P & -11.85(3) & -11.86(2) & -11.96(2) & -12.29(2)\\
297     SPC/E & -12.67(2) & -12.96(2) & -13.25(3) & -13.55(2)\\
298     SSD/E & -11.27(2) & -11.19(4) & -12.09(2) & -12.54(2)\\
299     SSD/RF & -11.51(2) & NA* & -12.08(3) & -12.29(2)\\
300 chrisfen 1456 \end{tabular}
301     \label{freeEnergy}
302     \end{center}
303     \end{minipage}
304     \end{table*}
305 chrisfen 1453
306 chrisfen 1456 The free energy values computed for the studied polymorphs indicate
307     that Ice-{\it i} is the most stable state for all of the common water
308 gezelter 1475 models studied. With the calculated free energy at these state points,
309     the Gibbs-Helmholtz equation was used to project to other state points
310     and to build phase diagrams. Figures
311 chrisfen 1456 \ref{tp3phasedia} and \ref{ssdrfphasedia} are example diagrams built
312     from the free energy results. All other models have similar structure,
313 gezelter 1475 although the crossing points between the phases move to slightly
314 gezelter 1465 different temperatures and pressures. It is interesting to note that
315     ice $I$ does not exist in either cubic or hexagonal form in any of the
316     phase diagrams for any of the models. For purposes of this study, ice
317     B is representative of the dense ice polymorphs. A recent study by
318     Sanz {\it et al.} goes into detail on the phase diagrams for SPC/E and
319 gezelter 1475 TIP4P at higher pressures than those studied here.\cite{Sanz04}
320 gezelter 1463
321 chrisfen 1456 \begin{figure}
322     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{tp3PhaseDia.eps}
323     \caption{Phase diagram for the TIP3P water model in the low pressure
324     regime. The displayed $T_m$ and $T_b$ values are good predictions of
325     the experimental values; however, the solid phases shown are not the
326     experimentally observed forms. Both cubic and hexagonal ice $I$ are
327     higher in energy and don't appear in the phase diagram.}
328     \label{tp3phasedia}
329     \end{figure}
330 gezelter 1463
331 chrisfen 1456 \begin{figure}
332     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{ssdrfPhaseDia.eps}
333     \caption{Phase diagram for the SSD/RF water model in the low pressure
334     regime. Calculations producing these results were done under an
335     applied reaction field. It is interesting to note that this
336     computationally efficient model (over 3 times more efficient than
337     TIP3P) exhibits phase behavior similar to the less computationally
338     conservative charge based models.}
339     \label{ssdrfphasedia}
340     \end{figure}
341    
342     \begin{table*}
343     \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
344     \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
345     \begin{center}
346     \caption{Melting ($T_m$), boiling ($T_b$), and sublimation ($T_s$)
347 chrisfen 1466 temperatures at 1 atm for several common water models compared with
348     experiment. The $T_m$ and $T_s$ values from simulation correspond to a
349     transition between Ice-{\it i} (or Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$) and the
350     liquid or gas state.}
351 chrisfen 1456 \begin{tabular}{ l c c c c c c c }
352 gezelter 1463 \hline
353 chrisfen 1466 Equilibria Point & TIP3P & TIP4P & TIP5P & SPC/E & SSD/E & SSD/RF & Exp.\\
354 gezelter 1463 \hline
355 chrisfen 1473 $T_m$ (K) & 269(4) & 266(5) & 271(4) & 296(3) & - & 278(4) & 273\\
356     $T_b$ (K) & 357(2) & 354(2) & 337(2) & 396(2) & - & 348(2) & 373\\
357     $T_s$ (K) & - & - & - & - & 355(2) & - & -\\
358 chrisfen 1456 \end{tabular}
359     \label{meltandboil}
360     \end{center}
361     \end{minipage}
362     \end{table*}
363    
364     Table \ref{meltandboil} lists the melting and boiling temperatures
365     calculated from this work. Surprisingly, most of these models have
366     melting points that compare quite favorably with experiment. The
367     unfortunate aspect of this result is that this phase change occurs
368     between Ice-{\it i} and the liquid state rather than ice $I_h$ and the
369     liquid state. These results are actually not contrary to previous
370     studies in the literature. Earlier free energy studies of ice $I$
371     using TIP4P predict a $T_m$ ranging from 214 to 238 K (differences
372     being attributed to choice of interaction truncation and different
373 chrisfen 1466 ordered and disordered molecular
374     arrangements).\cite{Vlot99,Gao00,Sanz04} If the presence of ice B and
375     Ice-{\it i} were omitted, a $T_m$ value around 210 K would be
376 chrisfen 1456 predicted from this work. However, the $T_m$ from Ice-{\it i} is
377     calculated at 265 K, significantly higher in temperature than the
378     previous studies. Also of interest in these results is that SSD/E does
379     not exhibit a melting point at 1 atm, but it shows a sublimation point
380     at 355 K. This is due to the significant stability of Ice-{\it i} over
381     all other polymorphs for this particular model under these
382 gezelter 1475 conditions. While troubling, this behavior resulted in spontaneous
383     crystallization of Ice-{\it i} and led us to investigate this
384     structure. These observations provide a warning that simulations of
385 chrisfen 1456 SSD/E as a ``liquid'' near 300 K are actually metastable and run the
386 gezelter 1475 risk of spontaneous crystallization. However, this risk lessens when
387 chrisfen 1456 applying a longer cutoff.
388    
389 chrisfen 1458 \begin{figure}
390     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{cutoffChange.eps}
391     \caption{Free energy as a function of cutoff radius for (A) SSD/E, (B)
392     TIP3P, and (C) SSD/RF. Data points omitted include SSD/E: $I_c$ 12
393     \AA\, TIP3P: $I_c$ 12 \AA\ and B 12 \AA\, and SSD/RF: $I_c$ 9
394 chrisfen 1466 \AA . These crystals are unstable at 200 K and rapidly convert into
395     liquids. The connecting lines are qualitative visual aid.}
396 chrisfen 1458 \label{incCutoff}
397     \end{figure}
398    
399 chrisfen 1457 Increasing the cutoff radius in simulations of the more
400     computationally efficient water models was done in order to evaluate
401     the trend in free energy values when moving to systems that do not
402     involve potential truncation. As seen in Fig. \ref{incCutoff}, the
403     free energy of all the ice polymorphs show a substantial dependence on
404     cutoff radius. In general, there is a narrowing of the free energy
405 chrisfen 1459 differences while moving to greater cutoff radius. Interestingly, by
406     increasing the cutoff radius, the free energy gap was narrowed enough
407     in the SSD/E model that the liquid state is preferred under standard
408     simulation conditions (298 K and 1 atm). Thus, it is recommended that
409     simulations using this model choose interaction truncation radii
410 gezelter 1469 greater than 9 \AA\ . This narrowing trend is much more subtle in the
411 chrisfen 1459 case of SSD/RF, indicating that the free energies calculated with a
412     reaction field present provide a more accurate picture of the free
413     energy landscape in the absence of potential truncation.
414 chrisfen 1456
415 chrisfen 1457 To further study the changes resulting to the inclusion of a
416     long-range interaction correction, the effect of an Ewald summation
417     was estimated by applying the potential energy difference do to its
418     inclusion in systems in the presence and absence of the
419     correction. This was accomplished by calculation of the potential
420 gezelter 1475 energy of identical crystals both with and without PME. The free
421     energies for the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and SPC/E
422     water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. The same trend pointed
423     out through increase of cutoff radius is observed in these PME
424 chrisfen 1471 results. Ice-{\it i} is the preferred polymorph at ambient conditions
425     for both the TIP3P and SPC/E water models; however, the narrowing of
426     the free energy differences between the various solid forms is
427     significant enough that it becomes less clear that it is the most
428 chrisfen 1474 stable polymorph with the SPC/E model. The free energies of Ice-{\it
429     i} and ice B nearly overlap within error, with ice $I_c$ just outside
430     as well, indicating that Ice-{\it i} might be metastable with respect
431     to ice B and possibly ice $I_c$ with SPC/E. However, these results do
432     not significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is
433     a stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying the
434     phase behavior of water models.
435 chrisfen 1456
436 chrisfen 1457 \begin{table*}
437     \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
438     \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
439     \begin{center}
440 chrisfen 1458 \caption{The free energy of the studied ice polymorphs after applying
441     the energy difference attributed to the inclusion of the PME
442     long-range interaction correction. Units are kcal/mol.}
443 chrisfen 1457 \begin{tabular}{ l c c c c }
444 gezelter 1463 \hline
445 chrisfen 1457 \ \ Water Model \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_h$ \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_c$ \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ B \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ Ice-{\it i} \ \ \\
446 gezelter 1463 \hline
447 chrisfen 1473 TIP3P & -11.53(2) & -11.24(3) & -11.51(3) & -11.67(3)\\
448     SPC/E & -12.77(2) & -12.92(2) & -12.96(3) & -13.02(2)\\
449 chrisfen 1457 \end{tabular}
450     \label{pmeShift}
451     \end{center}
452     \end{minipage}
453     \end{table*}
454    
455 chrisfen 1453 \section{Conclusions}
456    
457 chrisfen 1458 The free energy for proton ordered variants of hexagonal and cubic ice
458 gezelter 1475 $I$, ice B, and our recently discovered Ice-{\it i} structure were
459     calculated under standard conditions for several common water models
460     via thermodynamic integration. All the water models studied show
461     Ice-{\it i} to be the minimum free energy crystal structure with a 9
462     \AA\ switching function cutoff. Calculated melting and boiling points
463     show surprisingly good agreement with the experimental values;
464     however, the solid phase at 1 atm is Ice-{\it i}, not ice $I_h$. The
465     effect of interaction truncation was investigated through variation of
466     the cutoff radius, use of a reaction field parameterized model, and
467 gezelter 1465 estimation of the results in the presence of the Ewald
468     summation. Interaction truncation has a significant effect on the
469 chrisfen 1459 computed free energy values, and may significantly alter the free
470     energy landscape for the more complex multipoint water models. Despite
471     these effects, these results show Ice-{\it i} to be an important ice
472     polymorph that should be considered in simulation studies.
473 chrisfen 1458
474 gezelter 1475 Due to this relative stability of Ice-{\it i} in all of the
475     investigated simulation conditions, the question arises as to possible
476 gezelter 1465 experimental observation of this polymorph. The rather extensive past
477 chrisfen 1459 and current experimental investigation of water in the low pressure
478 gezelter 1465 regime makes us hesitant to ascribe any relevance of this work outside
479     of the simulation community. It is for this reason that we chose a
480     name for this polymorph which involves an imaginary quantity. That
481     said, there are certain experimental conditions that would provide the
482     most ideal situation for possible observation. These include the
483     negative pressure or stretched solid regime, small clusters in vacuum
484     deposition environments, and in clathrate structures involving small
485 gezelter 1469 non-polar molecules. Figs. \ref{fig:gofr} and \ref{fig:sofq} contain
486     our predictions for both the pair distribution function ($g_{OO}(r)$)
487     and the structure factor ($S(\vec{q})$ for ice $I_c$ and for ice-{\it
488 gezelter 1475 i} at a temperature of 77K. In our initial comparison of the
489     predicted S(q) for Ice-{\it i} and experimental studies of amorphous
490     solid water, it is possible that some of the ``spurious'' peaks that
491     could not be assigned in an early report on high-density amorphous
492     (HDA) ice could correspond to peaks labeled in this
493 chrisfen 1470 S(q).\cite{Bizid87} It should be noted that there is typically poor
494     agreement on crystal densities between simulation and experiment, so
495     such peak comparisons should be made with caution. We will leave it
496 gezelter 1475 to our experimental colleagues to make the final determination on
497     whether this ice polymorph is named appropriately (i.e. with an
498     imaginary number) or if it can be promoted to Ice-0.
499 chrisfen 1459
500 chrisfen 1467 \begin{figure}
501     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{iceGofr.eps}
502 chrisfen 1470 \caption{Radial distribution functions of Ice-{\it i} and ice $I_c$
503     calculated from from simulations of the SSD/RF water model at 77 K.}
504 chrisfen 1467 \label{fig:gofr}
505     \end{figure}
506    
507 gezelter 1469 \begin{figure}
508     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{sofq.eps}
509     \caption{Predicted structure factors for Ice-{\it i} and ice $I_c$ at
510     77 K. The raw structure factors have been convoluted with a gaussian
511 chrisfen 1470 instrument function (0.075 \AA$^{-1}$ width) to compensate for the
512     trunction effects in our finite size simulations. The labeled peaks
513     compared favorably with ``spurious'' peaks observed in experimental
514     studies of amorphous solid water.\cite{Bizid87}}
515 gezelter 1469 \label{fig:sofq}
516     \end{figure}
517    
518 chrisfen 1453 \section{Acknowledgments}
519     Support for this project was provided by the National Science
520     Foundation under grant CHE-0134881. Computation time was provided by
521 chrisfen 1458 the Notre Dame High Performance Computing Cluster and the Notre Dame
522     Bunch-of-Boxes (B.o.B) computer cluster (NSF grant DMR-0079647).
523 chrisfen 1453
524     \newpage
525    
526     \bibliographystyle{jcp}
527     \bibliography{iceiPaper}
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530     \end{document}