--- trunk/iceiPaper/iceiPaper.tex 2004/09/16 19:28:55 1466 +++ trunk/iceiPaper/iceiPaper.tex 2004/09/17 14:56:05 1474 @@ -54,39 +54,41 @@ Molecular dynamics is a valuable tool for studying the \section{Introduction} -Molecular dynamics is a valuable tool for studying the phase behavior -of systems ranging from small or simple -molecules\cite{Matsumoto02andOthers} to complex biological -species.\cite{bigStuff} Many techniques have been developed to -investigate the thermodynamic properites of model substances, -providing both qualitative and quantitative comparisons between -simulations and experiment.\cite{thermMethods} Investigation of these -properties leads to the development of new and more accurate models, -leading to better understanding and depiction of physical processes -and intricate molecular systems. +Computer simulations are a valuable tool for studying the phase +behavior of systems ranging from small or simple molecules to complex +biological species.\cite{Matsumoto02,Li96,Marrink01} Useful techniques +have been developed to investigate the thermodynamic properites of +model substances, providing both qualitative and quantitative +comparisons between simulations and +experiment.\cite{Widom63,Frenkel84} Investigation of these properties +leads to the development of new and more accurate models, leading to +better understanding and depiction of physical processes and intricate +molecular systems. Water has proven to be a challenging substance to depict in simulations, and a variety of models have been developed to describe its behavior under varying simulation -conditions.\cite{Berendsen81,Jorgensen83,Bratko85,Berendsen87,Liu96,Mahoney00,Fennell04} +conditions.\cite{Rahman75,Berendsen81,Jorgensen83,Bratko85,Berendsen87,Liu96,Berendsen98,Mahoney00,Fennell04} These models have been used to investigate important physical -phenomena like phase transitions and the hydrophobic -effect.\cite{Yamada02} With the choice of models available, it -is only natural to compare the models under interesting thermodynamic -conditions in an attempt to clarify the limitations of each of the -models.\cite{modelProps} Two important property to quantify are the -Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies, particularly for the solid forms of -water. Difficulty in these types of studies typically arises from the -assortment of possible crystalline polymorphs that water adopts over a -wide range of pressures and temperatures. There are currently 13 -recognized forms of ice, and it is a challenging task to investigate -the entire free energy landscape.\cite{Sanz04} Ideally, research is -focused on the phases having the lowest free energy at a given state -point, because these phases will dictate the true transition -temperatures and pressures for their respective model. +phenomena like phase transitions, molecule transport, and the +hydrophobic effect.\cite{Yamada02,Marrink94,Gallagher03} With the +choice of models available, it is only natural to compare the models +under interesting thermodynamic conditions in an attempt to clarify +the limitations of each of the +models.\cite{Jorgensen83,Jorgensen98b,Clancy94,Mahoney01} Two +important property to quantify are the Gibbs and Helmholtz free +energies, particularly for the solid forms of water. Difficulty in +these types of studies typically arises from the assortment of +possible crystalline polymorphs that water adopts over a wide range of +pressures and temperatures. There are currently 13 recognized forms +of ice, and it is a challenging task to investigate the entire free +energy landscape.\cite{Sanz04} Ideally, research is focused on the +phases having the lowest free energy at a given state point, because +these phases will dictate the true transition temperatures and +pressures for the model. In this paper, standard reference state methods were applied to known -crystalline water polymorphs in the low pressure regime. This work is +crystalline water polymorphs in the low pressure regime. This work is unique in the fact that one of the crystal lattices was arrived at through crystallization of a computationally efficient water model under constant pressure and temperature conditions. Crystallization @@ -111,9 +113,10 @@ elongated variant of Ice-{\it i}. For Ice-{\it i}, th \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{unitCell.eps} \caption{Unit cells for (A) Ice-{\it i} and (B) Ice-$i^\prime$, the -elongated variant of Ice-{\it i}. For Ice-{\it i}, the $a$ to $c$ -relation is given by $a = 2.1214c$, while for Ice-$i^\prime$, $a = -1.7850c$.} +elongated variant of Ice-{\it i}. The spheres represent the +center-of-mass locations of the water molecules. The $a$ to $c$ +ratios for Ice-{\it i} and Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ are given by +$a:2.1214c$ and $a:1.7850c$ respectively.} \label{iceiCell} \end{figure} @@ -129,8 +132,8 @@ the previous work and related Results from our previous study indicated that Ice-{\it i} is the minimum energy crystal structure for the single point water models we investigated (for discussions on these single point dipole models, see -the previous work and related -articles\cite{Fennell04,Ichiye96,Bratko85}). Those results only +our previous work and related +articles).\cite{Fennell04,Liu96,Bratko85} Those results only considered energetic stabilization and neglected entropic contributions to the overall free energy. To address this issue, the absolute free energy of this crystal was calculated using @@ -154,16 +157,21 @@ the implementation of these techniques can be found in performed using the OOPSE molecular mechanics package.\cite{Meineke05} All molecules were treated as rigid bodies, with orientational motion propagated using the symplectic DLM integration method. Details about -the implementation of these techniques can be found in a recent -publication.\cite{DLM} +the implementation of this technique can be found in a recent +publication.\cite{Dullweber1997} -Thermodynamic integration was utilized to calculate the free energy of -several ice crystals at 200 K using the TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, SPC/E, -SSD/RF, and SSD/E water models. Liquid state free energies at 300 and -400 K for all of these water models were also determined using this -same technique in order to determine melting points and generate phase -diagrams. All simulations were carried out at densities resulting in a -pressure of approximately 1 atm at their respective temperatures. +Thermodynamic integration is an established technique for +determination of free energies of condensed phases of +materials.\cite{Frenkel84,Hermens88,Meijer90,Baez95a,Vlot99}. This +method, implemented in the same manner illustrated by B\`{a}ez and +Clancy, was utilized to calculate the free energy of several ice +crystals at 200 K using the TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, SPC/E, SSD/RF, and +SSD/E water models.\cite{Baez95a} Liquid state free energies at 300 +and 400 K for all of these water models were also determined using +this same technique in order to determine melting points and generate +phase diagrams. All simulations were carried out at densities +resulting in a pressure of approximately 1 atm at their respective +temperatures. A single thermodynamic integration involves a sequence of simulations over which the system of interest is converted into a reference system @@ -176,16 +184,28 @@ potential. Simulations are distributed unevenly along \end{equation} where $V$ is the interaction potential and $\lambda$ is the transformation parameter that scales the overall -potential. Simulations are distributed unevenly along this path in -order to sufficiently sample the regions of greatest change in the +potential. Simulations are distributed strategically along this path +in order to sufficiently sample the regions of greatest change in the potential. Typical integrations in this study consisted of $\sim$25 simulations ranging from 300 ps (for the unaltered system) to 75 ps (near the reference state) in length. For the thermodynamic integration of molecular crystals, the Einstein -crystal was chosen as the reference state. In an Einstein crystal, the -molecules are harmonically restrained at their ideal lattice locations -and orientations. The partition function for a molecular crystal +crystal was chosen as the reference system. In an Einstein crystal, +the molecules are restrained at their ideal lattice locations and +orientations. Using harmonic restraints, as applied by B\`{a}ez and +Clancy, the total potential for this reference crystal +($V_\mathrm{EC}$) is the sum of all the harmonic restraints, +\begin{equation} +V_\mathrm{EC} = \frac{K_\mathrm{v}r^2}{2} + \frac{K_\theta\theta^2}{2} + +\frac{K_\omega\omega^2}{2}, +\end{equation} +where $K_\mathrm{v}$, $K_\mathrm{\theta}$, and $K_\mathrm{\omega}$ are +the spring constants restraining translational motion and deflection +of and rotation around the principle axis of the molecule +respectively. It is clear from Fig. \ref{waterSpring} that the values +of $\theta$ range from $0$ to $\pi$, while $\omega$ ranges from +$-\pi$ to $\pi$. The partition function for a molecular crystal restrained in this fashion can be evaluated analytically, and the Helmholtz Free Energy ({\it A}) is given by \begin{eqnarray} @@ -199,14 +219,8 @@ where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$.\cite{Baez95a )^\frac{1}{2}}\exp(t^2)\mathrm{d}t\right ], \label{ecFreeEnergy} \end{eqnarray} -where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$.\cite{Baez95a} In equation -\ref{ecFreeEnergy}, $K_\mathrm{v}$, $K_\mathrm{\theta}$, and -$K_\mathrm{\omega}$ are the spring constants restraining translational -motion and deflection of and rotation around the principle axis of the -molecule respectively (Fig. \ref{waterSpring}), and $E_m$ is the -minimum potential energy of the ideal crystal. In the case of -molecular liquids, the ideal vapor is chosen as the target reference -state. +where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$, and $E_m$ is the minimum +potential energy of the ideal crystal.\cite{Baez95a} \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{rotSpring.eps} @@ -219,6 +233,18 @@ Charge, dipole, and Lennard-Jones interactions were mo \label{waterSpring} \end{figure} +In the case of molecular liquids, the ideal vapor is chosen as the +target reference state. There are several examples of liquid state +free energy calculations of water models present in the +literature.\cite{Hermens88,Quintana92,Mezei92,Baez95b} These methods +typically differ in regard to the path taken for switching off the +interaction potential to convert the system to an ideal gas of water +molecules. In this study, we apply of one of the most convenient +methods and integrate over the $\lambda^4$ path, where all interaction +parameters are scaled equally by this transformation parameter. This +method has been shown to be reversible and provide results in +excellent agreement with other established methods.\cite{Baez95b} + Charge, dipole, and Lennard-Jones interactions were modified by a cubic switching between 100\% and 85\% of the cutoff value (9 \AA ). By applying this function, these interactions are smoothly @@ -250,11 +276,13 @@ antiferroelectric version that has an 8 molecule unit $I_h$, was investigated initially, but was found to be not as stable as proton disordered or antiferroelectric variants of ice $I_h$. The proton ordered variant of ice $I_h$ used here is a simple -antiferroelectric version that has an 8 molecule unit -cell.\cite{Davidson84} The crystals contained 648 or 1728 molecules -for ice B, 1024 or 1280 molecules for ice $I_h$, 1000 molecules for -ice $I_c$, or 1024 molecules for Ice-{\it i}. The larger crystal sizes -were necessary for simulations involving larger cutoff values. +antiferroelectric version that we divised, and it has an 8 molecule +unit cell similar to other predicted antiferroelectric $I_h$ +crystals.\cite{Davidson84} The crystals contained 648 or 1728 +molecules for ice B, 1024 or 1280 molecules for ice $I_h$, 1000 +molecules for ice $I_c$, or 1024 molecules for Ice-{\it i}. The larger +crystal sizes were necessary for simulations involving larger cutoff +values. \begin{table*} \begin{minipage}{\linewidth} @@ -269,12 +297,12 @@ TIP3P & -11.41(4) & -11.23(6) & -11.82(5) & -12.30(5)\ \hline Water Model & $I_h$ & $I_c$ & B & Ice-{\it i}\\ \hline -TIP3P & -11.41(4) & -11.23(6) & -11.82(5) & -12.30(5)\\ -TIP4P & -11.84(5) & -12.04(4) & -12.08(6) & -12.33(6)\\ -TIP5P & -11.85(5) & -11.86(4) & -11.96(4) & -12.29(4)\\ -SPC/E & -12.67(3) & -12.96(3) & -13.25(5) & -13.55(3)\\ -SSD/E & -11.27(3) & -11.19(8) & -12.09(4) & -12.54(4)\\ -SSD/RF & -11.51(4) & NA* & -12.08(5) & -12.29(4)\\ +TIP3P & -11.41(2) & -11.23(3) & -11.82(3) & -12.30(3)\\ +TIP4P & -11.84(3) & -12.04(2) & -12.08(3) & -12.33(3)\\ +TIP5P & -11.85(3) & -11.86(2) & -11.96(2) & -12.29(2)\\ +SPC/E & -12.67(2) & -12.96(2) & -13.25(3) & -13.55(2)\\ +SSD/E & -11.27(2) & -11.19(4) & -12.09(2) & -12.54(2)\\ +SSD/RF & -11.51(2) & NA* & -12.08(3) & -12.29(2)\\ \end{tabular} \label{freeEnergy} \end{center} @@ -330,9 +358,9 @@ $T_m$ (K) & 269(8) & 266(10) & 271(7) & 296(5) & - & \hline Equilibria Point & TIP3P & TIP4P & TIP5P & SPC/E & SSD/E & SSD/RF & Exp.\\ \hline -$T_m$ (K) & 269(8) & 266(10) & 271(7) & 296(5) & - & 278(7) & 273\\ -$T_b$ (K) & 357(2) & 354(3) & 337(3) & 396(4) & - & 348(3) & 373\\ -$T_s$ (K) & - & - & - & - & 355(3) & - & -\\ +$T_m$ (K) & 269(4) & 266(5) & 271(4) & 296(3) & - & 278(4) & 273\\ +$T_b$ (K) & 357(2) & 354(2) & 337(2) & 396(2) & - & 348(2) & 373\\ +$T_s$ (K) & - & - & - & - & 355(2) & - & -\\ \end{tabular} \label{meltandboil} \end{center} @@ -385,7 +413,7 @@ greater than 9 \AA\. This narrowing trend is much more in the SSD/E model that the liquid state is preferred under standard simulation conditions (298 K and 1 atm). Thus, it is recommended that simulations using this model choose interaction truncation radii -greater than 9 \AA\. This narrowing trend is much more subtle in the +greater than 9 \AA\ . This narrowing trend is much more subtle in the case of SSD/RF, indicating that the free energies calculated with a reaction field present provide a more accurate picture of the free energy landscape in the absence of potential truncation. @@ -397,19 +425,19 @@ SPC/E water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. correction. This was accomplished by calculation of the potential energy of identical crystals with and without PME using TINKER. The free energies for the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and -SPC/E water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. TIP4P and TIP5P -are not fully supported in TINKER, so the results for these models -could not be estimated. The same trend pointed out through increase of -cutoff radius is observed in these PME results. Ice-{\it i} is the -preferred polymorph at ambient conditions for both the TIP3P and SPC/E -water models; however, there is a narrowing of the free energy -differences between the various solid forms. In the case of SPC/E this -narrowing is significant enough that it becomes less clear that -Ice-{\it i} is the most stable polymorph, and is possibly metastable -with respect to ice B and possibly ice $I_c$. However, these results -do not significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph -is a stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying -the phase behavior of water models. +SPC/E water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. The same trend +pointed out through increase of cutoff radius is observed in these PME +results. Ice-{\it i} is the preferred polymorph at ambient conditions +for both the TIP3P and SPC/E water models; however, the narrowing of +the free energy differences between the various solid forms is +significant enough that it becomes less clear that it is the most +stable polymorph with the SPC/E model. The free energies of Ice-{\it +i} and ice B nearly overlap within error, with ice $I_c$ just outside +as well, indicating that Ice-{\it i} might be metastable with respect +to ice B and possibly ice $I_c$ with SPC/E. However, these results do +not significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is +a stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying the +phase behavior of water models. \begin{table*} \begin{minipage}{\linewidth} @@ -422,8 +450,8 @@ TIP3P & -11.53(4) & -11.24(6) & -11.51(5) & -11.67(5) \hline \ \ Water Model \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_h$ \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_c$ \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ B \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ Ice-{\it i} \ \ \\ \hline -TIP3P & -11.53(4) & -11.24(6) & -11.51(5) & -11.67(5)\\ -SPC/E & -12.77(3) & -12.92(3) & -12.96(5) & -13.02(3)\\ +TIP3P & -11.53(2) & -11.24(3) & -11.51(3) & -11.67(3)\\ +SPC/E & -12.77(2) & -12.92(2) & -12.96(3) & -13.02(2)\\ \end{tabular} \label{pmeShift} \end{center} @@ -460,13 +488,37 @@ non-polar molecules. Fig. \ref{fig:sofkgofr} contains most ideal situation for possible observation. These include the negative pressure or stretched solid regime, small clusters in vacuum deposition environments, and in clathrate structures involving small -non-polar molecules. Fig. \ref{fig:sofkgofr} contains our predictions -of both the pair distribution function ($g_{OO}(r)$) and the structure -factor ($S(\vec{q})$ for this polymorph at a temperature of 77K. We -will leave it to our experimental colleagues to determine whether this -ice polymorph should really be called Ice-{\it i} or if it should be -promoted to Ice-0. +non-polar molecules. Figs. \ref{fig:gofr} and \ref{fig:sofq} contain +our predictions for both the pair distribution function ($g_{OO}(r)$) +and the structure factor ($S(\vec{q})$ for ice $I_c$ and for ice-{\it +i} at a temperature of 77K. In a quick comparison of the predicted +S(q) for Ice-{\it i} and experimental studies of amorphous solid +water, it is possible that some of the ``spurious'' peaks that could +not be assigned in HDA could correspond to peaks labeled in this +S(q).\cite{Bizid87} It should be noted that there is typically poor +agreement on crystal densities between simulation and experiment, so +such peak comparisons should be made with caution. We will leave it +to our experimental colleagues to determine whether this ice polymorph +is named appropriately or if it should be promoted to Ice-0. +\begin{figure} +\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{iceGofr.eps} +\caption{Radial distribution functions of Ice-{\it i} and ice $I_c$ +calculated from from simulations of the SSD/RF water model at 77 K.} +\label{fig:gofr} +\end{figure} + +\begin{figure} +\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{sofq.eps} +\caption{Predicted structure factors for Ice-{\it i} and ice $I_c$ at +77 K. The raw structure factors have been convoluted with a gaussian +instrument function (0.075 \AA$^{-1}$ width) to compensate for the +trunction effects in our finite size simulations. The labeled peaks +compared favorably with ``spurious'' peaks observed in experimental +studies of amorphous solid water.\cite{Bizid87}} +\label{fig:sofq} +\end{figure} + \section{Acknowledgments} Support for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant CHE-0134881. Computation time was provided by