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normally square tetramer into a rhombus with alternating approximately |
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85 and 95 degree angles. The degree of this distortion is model |
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dependent and significant enough to split the tetramer diagonal |
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location peak in the radial distibution function. |
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location peak in the radial distribution function. |
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\section{Methods} |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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\begin{center} |
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\caption{Calculated free energies for several ice polymorphs with a |
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variety of common water models. All calculations used a cutoff radius |
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of 9 \AA\ and were performed at 200 K and $\sim$1 atm. Units are |
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kcal/mol. Calculated error of the final digits is in parentheses. *Ice |
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$I_c$ rapidly converts to a liquid at 200 K with the SSD/RF model.} |
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\begin{tabular}{ l c c c c } |
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kcal/mol. Calculated error of the final digits is in parentheses.} |
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\begin{tabular}{lcccc} |
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\hline |
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Water Model & $I_h$ & $I_c$ & B & Ice-{\it i}\\ |
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\hline |
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TIP3P & -11.41(2) & -11.23(3) & -11.82(3) & -12.30(3)\\ |
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TIP4P & -11.84(3) & -12.04(2) & -12.08(3) & -12.33(3)\\ |
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TIP5P & -11.85(3) & -11.86(2) & -11.96(2) & -12.29(2)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.67(2) & -12.96(2) & -13.25(3) & -13.55(2)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.87(2) & -13.05(2) & -13.26(3) & -13.55(2)\\ |
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SSD/E & -11.27(2) & -11.19(4) & -12.09(2) & -12.54(2)\\ |
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SSD/RF & -11.51(2) & NA* & -12.08(3) & -12.29(2)\\ |
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SSD/RF & -11.51(2) & -11.47(2) & -12.08(3) & -12.29(2)\\ |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{freeEnergy} |
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\end{center} |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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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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liquid or gas state.} |
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\begin{tabular}{ l c c c c c c c } |
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\begin{tabular}{lccccccc} |
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Equilibria Point & TIP3P & TIP4P & TIP5P & SPC/E & SSD/E & SSD/RF & Exp.\\ |
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Equilibrium Point & TIP3P & TIP4P & TIP5P & SPC/E & SSD/E & SSD/RF & Exp.\\ |
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$T_m$ (K) & 269(4) & 266(5) & 271(4) & 296(3) & - & 278(4) & 273\\ |
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$T_b$ (K) & 357(2) & 354(2) & 337(2) & 396(2) & - & 348(2) & 373\\ |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{cutoffChange.eps} |
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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: $I_c$ 12 |
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\AA\, TIP3P: $I_c$ 12 \AA\ and B 12 \AA\, and SSD/RF: $I_c$ 9 |
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\AA . These crystals are unstable at 200 K and rapidly convert into |
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liquids. The connecting lines are qualitative visual aid.} |
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TIP3P, and (C) SSD/RF with a reaction field. Both SSD/E and TIP3P show |
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significant cutoff radius dependence of the free energy and appear to |
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converge when moving to cutoffs greater than 12 \AA. Use of a reaction |
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field with SSD/RF results in free energies that exhibit minimal cutoff |
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radius dependence.} |
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\label{incCutoff} |
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\end{figure} |
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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 Fig. \ref{incCutoff}, the |
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free energy of all the ice polymorphs show a substantial dependence on |
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cutoff radius. In general, there is a narrowing of the free energy |
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differences while moving to greater cutoff radius. Interestingly, by |
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increasing the cutoff radius, the free energy gap was narrowed enough |
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in the SSD/E model that the liquid state is preferred under standard |
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simulation conditions (298 K and 1 atm). Thus, it is recommended that |
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simulations using this model choose interaction truncation radii |
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greater than 9 \AA\ . This narrowing trend is much more subtle in the |
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case of SSD/RF, indicating that the free energies calculated with a |
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reaction field present provide a more accurate picture of the free |
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energy landscape in the absence of potential truncation. |
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free energy of all the ice polymorphs for the SSD/E and TIP3P models |
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show a substantial dependence on cutoff radius. In general, there is a |
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narrowing of the free energy differences while moving to greater |
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cutoff radii. As the free energies for the polymorphs converge, the |
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stability advantage that Ice-{\it i} exhibits is reduced; however, it |
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remains the most stable polymorph for both of these models over the |
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depicted range for both models. This narrowing trend is not |
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significant in the case of SSD/RF, indicating that the free energies |
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calculated with a reaction field present provide, at minimal |
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computational cost, a more accurate picture of the free energy |
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landscape in the absence of potential truncation. Interestingly, |
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increasing the cutoff radius a mere 1.5 \AA\ with the SSD/E model |
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destabilizes the Ice-{\it i} polymorph enough that the liquid state is |
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preferred under standard simulation conditions (298 K 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. Considering this |
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stabilization provided by smaller cutoffs, it is not surprising that |
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crystallization into Ice-{\it i} was observed with SSD/E. The choice |
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of a 9 \AA\ cutoff in the previous simulations gives the Ice-{\it i} |
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polymorph a greater than 1 kcal/mol lower free energy than the ice |
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$I_\textrm{h}$ starting configurations. |
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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 both with and without PME. The free |
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energies for the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and SPC/E |
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water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. The same trend pointed |
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out through increase of cutoff radius is observed in these PME |
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results. Ice-{\it i} is the preferred polymorph at ambient conditions |
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for both the TIP3P and SPC/E water models; however, the narrowing of |
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the free energy differences between the various solid forms is |
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inclusion in systems in the presence and absence of the correction. |
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This was accomplished by calculation of the potential energy of |
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identical crystals both with and without PME. The free energies for |
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the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and SPC/E water models are |
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shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. 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, the narrowing of the free energy |
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differences between the various solid forms with the SPC/E model is |
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significant enough that it becomes less clear that it is the most |
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stable polymorph with the SPC/E model. The free energies of Ice-{\it |
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i} and ice B nearly overlap within error, with ice $I_c$ just outside |
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as well, indicating that Ice-{\it i} might be metastable with respect |
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to ice B and possibly ice $I_c$ with SPC/E. However, these results do |
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not significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is |
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a stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying the |
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stable polymorph. The free energies of Ice-{\it i} and $I_\textrm{c}$ |
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overlap within error, while ice B and $I_\textrm{h}$ are just outside |
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at t slightly higher free energy. This indicates that with SPC/E, |
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Ice-{\it i} might be metastable with all the studied polymorphs, |
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particularly ice $I_\textrm{c}$. However, these results do not |
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significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is a |
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stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying the |
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phase behavior of water models. |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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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}{ccccc} |
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\hline |
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\ \ Water Model \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_h$ \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_c$ \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ B \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ Ice-{\it i} \ \ \\ |
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Water Model & $I_h$ & $I_c$ & B & Ice-{\it i} \\ |
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TIP3P & -11.53(2) & -11.24(3) & -11.51(3) & -11.67(3)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.77(2) & -12.92(2) & -12.96(3) & -13.02(2)\\ |
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TIP3P & -11.53(2) & -11.24(3) & -11.51(3) & -11.67(3) \\ |
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SPC/E & -12.97(2) & -13.00(2) & -12.96(3) & -13.02(2) \\ |
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\end{tabular} |
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\label{pmeShift} |
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\end{center} |
