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51   \section{Methods}
52  
53 + Canonical ensemble (NVT) molecular dynamics calculations were
54 + performed using the OOPSE (Object-Oriented Parallel Simulation Engine)
55 + molecular mechanics package. All molecules were treated as rigid
56 + bodies, with orientational motion propogated using the symplectic DLM
57 + integration method. Details about the implementation of these
58 + techniques can be found in a recent publication.\cite{Meineke05}
59 +
60 + Thermodynamic integration was utilized to calculate the free energy of
61 + several ice crystals at 200 K using the TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, SPC/E,
62 + SSD/RF, and SSD/E water models. Liquid state free energies at 300 and
63 + 400 K for all of these water models were also determined using this
64 + same technique, in order to determine melting points and generate
65 + phase diagrams. All simulations were carried out at densities
66 + resulting in a pressure of approximately 1 atm at their respective
67 + temperatures.
68 +
69 + A single thermodynamic integration involves a sequence of simulations
70 + over which the system of interest is converted into a reference system
71 + for which the free energy is known. This transformation path is then
72 + integrated in order to determine the free energy difference between
73 + the two states:
74 + \begin{equation}
75 + \begin{center}
76 + \Delta A = \int_0^1\left\langle\frac{\partial V(\lambda
77 + )}{\partial\lambda}\right\rangle_\lambda d\lambda,
78 + \end{center}
79 + \end{equation}
80 + where $V$ is the interaction potential and $\lambda$ is the
81 + transformation parameter. Simulations are distributed unevenly along
82 + this path in order to sufficiently sample the regions of greatest
83 + change in the potential. Typical integrations in this study consisted
84 + of $\sim$25 simulations ranging from 300 ps (for the unaltered system)
85 + to 75 ps (near the reference state) in length.
86 +
87 + For the thermodynamic integration of molecular crystals, the Einstein
88 + Crystal is chosen as the reference state that the system is converted
89 + to over the course of the simulation. In an Einstein Crystal, the
90 + molecules are harmonically restrained at their ideal lattice locations
91 + and orientations. The partition function for a molecular crystal
92 + restrained in this fashion has been evaluated, and the Helmholtz Free
93 + Energy ({\it A}) is given by
94 + \begin{eqnarray}
95 + A = E_m\ -\ kT\ln \left (\frac{kT}{h\nu}\right )^3&-&kT\ln \left
96 + [\pi^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{A}kT}{h^2}\right
97 + )^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{B}kT}{h^2}\right
98 + )^\frac{1}{2}\left (\frac{8\pi^2I_\mathrm{C}kT}{h^2}\right
99 + )^\frac{1}{2}\right ] \nonumber \\ &-& kT\ln \left [\frac{kT}{2(\pi
100 + K_\omega K_\theta)^{\frac{1}{2}}}\exp\left
101 + (-\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right)\int_0^{\left (\frac{kT}{2K_\theta}\right
102 + )^\frac{1}{2}}\exp(t^2)\mathrm{d}t\right ],
103 + \label{ecFreeEnergy}
104 + \end{eqnarray}
105 + where $2\pi\nu = (K_\mathrm{v}/m)^{1/2}$.\cite{Baez95a} In equation
106 + \ref{ecFreeEnergy}, $K_\mathrm{v}$, $K_\mathrm{\theta}$, and
107 + $K_\mathrm{\omega}$ are the spring constants restraining translational
108 + motion and deflection of and rotation around the principle axis of the
109 + molecule respectively (Fig. \ref{waterSpring}), and $E_m$ is the
110 + minimum potential energy of the ideal crystal. In the case of
111 + molecular liquids, the ideal vapor is chosen as the target reference
112 + state.
113 + \begin{figure}
114 + \includegraphics[scale=1.0]{rotSpring.eps}
115 + \caption{Possible orientational motions for a restrained molecule.
116 + $\theta$ angles correspond to displacement from the body-frame {\it
117 + z}-axis, while $\omega$ angles correspond to rotation about the
118 + body-frame {\it z}-axis. $K_\theta$ and $K_\omega$ are spring
119 + constants for the harmonic springs restraining motion in the $\theta$
120 + and $\omega$ directions.}
121 + \label{waterSpring}
122 + \end{figure}
123 +
124 + Charge, dipole, and Lennard-Jones interactions were modified by a
125 + cubic switching between 100\% and 85\% of the cutoff value (9 \AA ). By
126 + applying this function, these interactions are smoothly truncated,
127 + thereby avoiding poor energy conserving dynamics resulting from
128 + harsher truncation schemes. The effect of a long-range correction was
129 + also investigated on select model systems in a variety of manners. For
130 + the SSD/RF model, a reaction field with a fixed dielectric constant of
131 + 80 was applied in all simulations.\cite{Onsager36} For a series of the
132 + least computationally expensive models (SSD/E, SSD/RF, and TIP3P),
133 + simulations were performed with longer cutoffs of 12 and 15 \AA\ to
134 + compare with the 9 \AA\ cutoff results. Finally, results from the use
135 + of an Ewald summation were estimated for TIP3P and SPC/E by performing
136 + calculations with Particle-Mesh Ewald (PME) in the TINKER molecular
137 + mechanics software package. TINKER was chosen because it can also
138 + propogate the motion of rigid-bodies, and provides the most direct
139 + comparison to the results from OOPSE. The calculated energy difference
140 + in the presence and absence of PME was applied to the previous results
141 + in order to predict changes in the free energy landscape.
142 +
143   \section{Results and discussion}
144  
145 + The free energy of proton ordered Ice-{\it i} was calculated and
146 + compared with the free energies of proton ordered variants of the
147 + experimentally observed low-density ice polymorphs, $I_h$ and $I_c$,
148 + as well as the higher density ice B, observed by B\`{a}ez and Clancy
149 + and thought to be the minimum free energy structure for the SPC/E
150 + model at ambient conditions (Table \ref{freeEnergy}).\cite{Baez95b}
151 + Ice XI, the experimentally observed proton ordered variant of ice
152 + $I_h$, was investigated initially, but it was found not to be as
153 + stable as antiferroelectric variants of proton ordered or even proton
154 + disordered ice$I_h$.\cite{Davidson84} The proton ordered variant of
155 + ice $I_h$ used here is a simple antiferroelectric version that has an
156 + 8 molecule unit cell. The crystals contained 648 or 1728 molecules for
157 + ice B, 1024 or 1280 molecules for ice $I_h$, 1000 molecules for ice
158 + $I_c$, or 1024 molecules for Ice-{\it i}. The larger crystal sizes
159 + were necessary for simulations involving larger cutoff values.
160 +
161 + \begin{table*}
162 + \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
163 + \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
164 + \begin{center}
165 + \caption{Calculated free energies for several ice polymorphs with a
166 + variety of common water models. All calculations used a cutoff radius
167 + of 9 \AA\ and were performed at 200 K and $\sim$1 atm. Units are
168 + kcal/mol. *Ice $I_c$ is unstable at 200 K using SSD/RF.}
169 + \begin{tabular}{ l  c  c  c  c }
170 + \hline \\[-7mm]
171 + \ \quad \ Water Model\ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ $I_h$ \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ $I_c$ \ \  & \ \quad \ \ \ \ B \ \  & \ \quad \ \ \ Ice-{\it i} \ \quad \ \\
172 + \hline \\[-3mm]
173 + \ \quad \ TIP3P  & \ \quad \ -11.41 & \ \quad \ -11.23 & \ \quad \ -11.82 & \quad -12.30\\
174 + \ \quad \ TIP4P  & \ \quad \ -11.84 & \ \quad \ -12.04 & \ \quad \ -12.08 & \quad -12.33\\
175 + \ \quad \ TIP5P  & \ \quad \ -11.85 & \ \quad \ -11.86 & \ \quad \ -11.96 & \quad -12.29\\
176 + \ \quad \ SPC/E  & \ \quad \ -12.67 & \ \quad \ -12.96 & \ \quad \ -13.25 & \quad -13.55\\
177 + \ \quad \ SSD/E  & \ \quad \ -11.27 & \ \quad \ -11.19 & \ \quad \ -12.09 & \quad -12.54\\
178 + \ \quad \ SSD/RF & \ \quad \ -11.51 & \ \quad \ NA* & \ \quad \ -12.08 & \quad -12.29\\
179 + \end{tabular}
180 + \label{freeEnergy}
181 + \end{center}
182 + \end{minipage}
183 + \end{table*}
184 +
185 + The free energy values computed for the studied polymorphs indicate
186 + that Ice-{\it i} is the most stable state for all of the common water
187 + models studied. With the free energy at these state points, the
188 + temperature and pressure dependence of the free energy was used to
189 + project to other state points and build phase diagrams. Figures
190 + \ref{tp3phasedia} and \ref{ssdrfphasedia} are example diagrams built
191 + from the free energy results. All other models have similar structure,
192 + only the crossing points between these phases exist at different
193 + temperatures and pressures. It is interesting to note that ice $I$
194 + does not exist in either cubic or hexagonal form in any of the phase
195 + diagrams for any of the models. For purposes of this study, ice B is
196 + representative of the dense ice polymorphs. A recent study by Sanz
197 + {\it et al.} goes into detail on the phase diagrams for SPC/E and
198 + TIP4P in the high pressure regime.\cite{Sanz04}
199 + \begin{figure}
200 + \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{tp3PhaseDia.eps}
201 + \caption{Phase diagram for the TIP3P water model in the low pressure
202 + regime. The displayed $T_m$ and $T_b$ values are good predictions of
203 + the experimental values; however, the solid phases shown are not the
204 + experimentally observed forms. Both cubic and hexagonal ice $I$ are
205 + higher in energy and don't appear in the phase diagram.}
206 + \label{tp3phasedia}
207 + \end{figure}
208 + \begin{figure}
209 + \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{ssdrfPhaseDia.eps}
210 + \caption{Phase diagram for the SSD/RF water model in the low pressure
211 + regime. Calculations producing these results were done under an
212 + applied reaction field. It is interesting to note that this
213 + computationally efficient model (over 3 times more efficient than
214 + TIP3P) exhibits phase behavior similar to the less computationally
215 + conservative charge based models.}
216 + \label{ssdrfphasedia}
217 + \end{figure}
218 +
219 + \begin{table*}
220 + \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
221 + \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
222 + \begin{center}
223 + \caption{Melting ($T_m$), boiling ($T_b$), and sublimation ($T_s$)
224 + temperatures of several common water models compared with experiment.}
225 + \begin{tabular}{ l  c  c  c  c  c  c  c }
226 + \hline \\[-7mm]
227 + \ \ Equilibria Point\ \ & \ \ \ \ \ TIP3P \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ TIP4P \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ TIP5P \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ SPC/E \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ SSD/E \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ SSD/RF \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ Exp. \ \ \\
228 + \hline \\[-3mm]
229 + \ \ $T_m$ (K)  & \ \ 269 & \ \ 265 & \ \ 271 &  297 & \ \ - & \ \ 278 & \ \ 273\\
230 + \ \ $T_b$ (K)  & \ \ 357 & \ \ 354 & \ \ 337 &  396 & \ \ - & \ \ 349 & \ \ 373\\
231 + \ \ $T_s$ (K)  & \ \ - & \ \ - & \ \ - &  - & \ \ 355 & \ \ - & \ \ -\\
232 + \end{tabular}
233 + \label{meltandboil}
234 + \end{center}
235 + \end{minipage}
236 + \end{table*}
237 +
238 + Table \ref{meltandboil} lists the melting and boiling temperatures
239 + calculated from this work. Surprisingly, most of these models have
240 + melting points that compare quite favorably with experiment. The
241 + unfortunate aspect of this result is that this phase change occurs
242 + between Ice-{\it i} and the liquid state rather than ice $I_h$ and the
243 + liquid state. These results are actually not contrary to previous
244 + studies in the literature. Earlier free energy studies of ice $I$
245 + using TIP4P predict a $T_m$ ranging from 214 to 238 K (differences
246 + being attributed to choice of interaction truncation and different
247 + ordered and disordered molecular arrangements). If the presence of ice
248 + B and Ice-{\it i} were omitted, a $T_m$ value around 210 K would be
249 + predicted from this work. However, the $T_m$ from Ice-{\it i} is
250 + calculated at 265 K, significantly higher in temperature than the
251 + previous studies. Also of interest in these results is that SSD/E does
252 + not exhibit a melting point at 1 atm, but it shows a sublimation point
253 + at 355 K. This is due to the significant stability of Ice-{\it i} over
254 + all other polymorphs for this particular model under these
255 + conditions. While troubling, this behavior turned out to be
256 + advantagious in that it facilitated the spontaneous crystallization of
257 + Ice-{\it i}. These observations provide a warning that simulations of
258 + SSD/E as a ``liquid'' near 300 K are actually metastable and run the
259 + risk of spontaneous crystallization. However, this risk changes when
260 + applying a longer cutoff.
261 +
262 + \begin{figure}
263 + \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{cutoffChange.eps}
264 + \caption{Free energy as a function of cutoff radius for (A) SSD/E, (B)
265 + TIP3P, and (C) SSD/RF. Data points omitted include SSD/E: $I_c$ 12
266 + \AA\, TIP3P: $I_c$ 12 \AA\ and B 12 \AA\, and SSD/RF: $I_c$ 9
267 + \AA\. These crystals are unstable at 200 K and rapidly convert into a
268 + liquid. The connecting lines are qualitative visual aid.}
269 + \label{incCutoff}
270 + \end{figure}
271 +
272 + Increasing the cutoff radius in simulations of the more
273 + computationally efficient water models was done in order to evaluate
274 + the trend in free energy values when moving to systems that do not
275 + involve potential truncation. As seen in Fig. \ref{incCutoff}, the
276 + free energy of all the ice polymorphs show a substantial dependence on
277 + cutoff radius. In general, there is a narrowing of the free energy
278 + differences while moving to greater cutoff radius. This trend is much
279 + more subtle in the case of SSD/RF, indicating that the free energies
280 + calculated with a reaction field present provide a more accurate
281 + picture of the free energy landscape in the absence of potential
282 + truncation.
283 +
284 + To further study the changes resulting to the inclusion of a
285 + long-range interaction correction, the effect of an Ewald summation
286 + was estimated by applying the potential energy difference do to its
287 + inclusion in systems in the presence and absence of the
288 + correction. This was accomplished by calculation of the potential
289 + energy of identical crystals with and without PME using TINKER. The
290 + free energies for the investigated polymorphs using the TIP3P and
291 + SPC/E water models are shown in Table \ref{pmeShift}. TIP4P and TIP5P
292 + are not fully supported in TINKER, so the results for these models
293 + could not be estimated. The same trend pointed out through increase of
294 + cutoff radius is observed in these results. Ice-{\it i} is the
295 + preferred polymorph at ambient conditions for both the TIP3P and SPC/E
296 + water models; however, there is a narrowing of the free energy
297 + differences between the various solid forms. In the case of SPC/E this
298 + narrowing is significant enough that it becomes less clear cut that
299 + Ice-{\it i} is the most stable polymorph, and is possibly metastable
300 + with respect to ice B and possibly ice $I_c$. However, these results
301 + do not significantly alter the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph
302 + is a stable crystal structure that should be considered when studying
303 + the phase behavior of water models.
304 +
305 + \begin{table*}
306 + \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
307 + \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\thempfootnote}
308 + \begin{center}
309 + \caption{The free energy of the studied ice polymorphs after applying
310 + the energy difference attributed to the inclusion of the PME
311 + long-range interaction correction. Units are kcal/mol.}
312 + \begin{tabular}{ l  c  c  c  c }
313 + \hline \\[-7mm]
314 + \ \ Water Model \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_h$ \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ $I_c$ \ \ & \ \quad \ \ \ \ B \ \ & \ \ \ \ \ Ice-{\it i} \ \ \\
315 + \hline \\[-3mm]
316 + \ \ TIP3P  & \ \ -11.53 & \ \ -11.24 & \ \ -11.51 & \ \ -11.67\\
317 + \ \ SPC/E  & \ \ -12.77 & \ \ -12.92 & \ \ -12.96 & \ \ -13.02\\
318 + \end{tabular}
319 + \label{pmeShift}
320 + \end{center}
321 + \end{minipage}
322 + \end{table*}
323 +
324   \section{Conclusions}
325  
326 + The free energy for proton ordered variants of hexagonal and cubic ice
327 + $I$, ice B, and recently discovered Ice-{\it i} where calculated under
328 + standard conditions for several common water models via thermodynamic
329 + integration. All the water models studied show Ice-{\it i} to be the
330 + minimum free energy crystal structure in the with a 9 \AA\ switching
331 + function cutoff. Calculated melting and boiling points show
332 + surprisingly good agreement with the experimental values; however, the
333 + solid phase at 1 atm is Ice-{\it i}, not ice $I_h$. The effect of
334 + interaction truncation was investigated through variation of the
335 + cutoff radius, use of a reaction field parameterized model, and
336 + estimation of the results in the presence of the Ewald summation
337 + correction. Interaction truncation has a significant effect on the
338 + computed free energy values, but Ice-{\it i} is still observed to be a
339 + relavent ice polymorph in simulation studies.
340 +
341   \section{Acknowledgments}
342   Support for this project was provided by the National Science
343   Foundation under grant CHE-0134881. Computation time was provided by
344 < the Notre Dame Bunch-of-Boxes (B.o.B) computer cluster under NSF grant
345 < DMR-0079647.
344 > the Notre Dame High Performance Computing Cluster and the Notre Dame
345 > Bunch-of-Boxes (B.o.B) computer cluster (NSF grant DMR-0079647).
346  
347   \newpage
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