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\title{Free Energy Analysis of Simulated Ice Polymorphs} |
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\author{Christopher J. Fennell and J. Daniel Gezelter \\ |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry\\ University of Notre Dame\\ |
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Notre Dame, Indiana 46556} |
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\begin{abstract} |
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The absolute free energies of several ice polymorphs which are stable |
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at low pressures were calculated using thermodynamic integration with |
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a variety of common water models. A recently discovered ice polymorph |
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that has as yet only been observed in computer simulations (Ice-{\it |
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i}), was determined to be the stable crystalline state for {\it all} |
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the water models investigated. Phase diagrams were generated, and |
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phase coexistence lines were determined for all of the known |
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low-pressure ice structures. Additionally, potential truncation was |
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shown to play a role in the resulting shape of the free energy |
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\section{Introduction} |
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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,Berendsen98,Dill00,Mahoney00,Fennell04} |
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These models have been used to investigate important physical |
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phenomena like phase transitions, transport properties, and the |
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hydrophobic effect.\cite{Yamada02,Marrink94,Gallagher03} With the |
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choice of models available, it is only natural to compare the models |
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under interesting thermodynamic conditions in an attempt to clarify |
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the limitations of |
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each.\cite{Jorgensen83,Jorgensen98b,Clancy94,Mahoney01} Two important |
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properties to quantify are the Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies, |
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particularly for the solid forms of water. Difficulties in studies |
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addressing these thermodynamic quantities typically arise from the |
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assortment of possible crystalline polymorphs that water adopts over a |
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wide range of pressures and temperatures. It is a challenging task to |
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investigate the entire free energy landscape\cite{Sanz04}; and |
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ideally, research is focused on the phases having the lowest free |
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energy at a given state point, because these phases will dictate the |
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relevant transition temperatures and pressures for the model. |
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In this paper, standard reference state methods were applied to known |
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crystalline water polymorphs to evaluate their free energy in the low |
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pressure regime. This work is unique in that one of the crystal |
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lattices was arrived at through crystallization of a computationally |
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efficient water model under constant pressure and temperature |
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conditions. Crystallization events are interesting in and of |
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themselves\cite{Matsumoto02,Yamada02}; however, the crystal structure |
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obtained in this case is different from any previously observed ice |
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polymorphs in experiment or simulation.\cite{Fennell04} We have named |
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this structure Ice-{\it i} to indicate its origin in computational |
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simulation. The unit cell of Ice-{\it i} and an extruded variant named |
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Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ both consist of eight water molecules that stack |
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in rows of interlocking water tetramers as illustrated in figures |
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\ref{iCrystal}A and |
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\ref{iCrystal}B. These tetramers make the crystal structure similar |
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in appearance to a recent two-dimensional ice tessellation simulated |
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on a silica surface.\cite{Yang04} As expected in an ice crystal |
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constructed of water tetramers, the hydrogen bonds are not as linear |
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as those observed in ice $I_h$, however the interlocking of these |
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subunits appears to provide significant stabilization to the overall |
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crystal. The arrangement of these tetramers results in surrounding |
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open octagonal cavities that are typically greater than 6.3 \AA\ in |
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diameter (Fig. \ref{iCrystal}C). This open structure leads to |
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crystals that are typically 0.07 g/cm$^3$ less dense than ice $I_h$. |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=4in]{iCrystal.eps} |
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\caption{(A) Unit cell for Ice-{\it i}, (B) Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$, |
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and (C) a rendering of a proton ordered crystal of Ice-{\it i} looking |
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down the (001) crystal face. In the unit cells, the spheres represent |
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the center-of-mass locations of the water molecules. The $a$ to $c$ |
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ratios for Ice-{\it i} and Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ are given by |
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$a:2.1214c$ and $a:1.785c$ respectively. The presence of large |
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octagonal pores in both crystal forms lead to a polymorph that is less |
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dense than ice $I_h$.} |
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\label{iCrystal} |
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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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our previous work and related |
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articles).\cite{Fennell04,Liu96,Bratko85} Those 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 it to the free energies of ice |
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$I_c$ and ice $I_h$ (the experimental low density ice polymorphs) and |
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ice B (a higher density, but very stable crystal structure observed by |
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B\`{a}ez and Clancy in free energy studies of SPC/E).\cite{Baez95b} |
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This work includes results for the water model from which Ice-{\it i} |
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was crystallized (SSD/E) in addition to several common water models |
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(TIP3P, TIP4P, TIP5P, and SPC/E) and a reaction field parametrized |
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single point dipole water model (SSD/RF). The extruded variant, |
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Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$, was used in calculations involving SPC/E, TIP4P, |
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and TIP5P. These models exhibit enhanced stability with Ice-{\it |
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i}$^\prime$ because of their more tetrahedrally arranged internal |
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charge distributions. Additionally, there is often a small distortion |
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of proton ordered Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ that converts the normally |
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square tetramer into a rhombus with alternating approximately 85 and |
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95 degree angles. The degree of this distortion is model dependent |
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and significant enough to split the tetramer diagonal location peak in |
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the radial distribution function. |
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Thermodynamic integration was utilized to calculate the free energies |
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of the listed water models at various state points using a modified |
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form of the OOPSE molecular dynamics package.\cite{Meineke05} |
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This calculation method involves a sequence of simulations during |
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which the system of interest is converted into a reference system for |
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which the free energy is known analytically. This transformation path |
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is then integrated, in order to determine the free energy difference |
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between the two states: |
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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 potential. For |
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liquid and solid phases, the ideal gas and harmonically restrained |
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crystal are chosen as the reference states respectively. Thermodynamic |
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integration is an established technique that has been used extensively |
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in the calculation of free energies for condensed phases of |
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materials.\cite{Frenkel84,Hermens88,Meijer90,Baez95a,Vlot99}. |
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The calculated free energies of proton-ordered variants of three low |
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density polymorphs ($I_h$, $I_c$, and Ice-{\it i} or Ice-{\it |
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i}$^\prime$) and the stable higher density ice B are listed in Table |
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\ref{freeEnergy}. Ice B was included because it has been |
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shown to be a minimum free energy structure for SPC/E at ambient |
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conditions.\cite{Baez95b} In addition to the free energies, the |
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relevant transition temperatures at standard pressure are also |
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displayed in Table \ref{freeEnergy}. These free energy values |
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indicate that Ice-{\it i} is the most stable state for all of the |
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investigated water models. With the free energy at these state |
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points, the Gibbs-Helmholtz equation was used to project to other |
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state points and to build phase diagrams. Figure \ref{tp3PhaseDia} is |
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an example diagram built from the results for the TIP3P water model. |
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All other models have similar structure, although the crossing points |
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between the phases move to different temperatures and pressures as |
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indicated from the transition temperatures in Table \ref{freeEnergy}. |
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It is interesting to note that ice $I_h$ (and ice $I_c$ for that |
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matter) do not appear in any of the phase diagrams for any of the |
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models. For purposes of this study, ice B is representative of the |
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dense ice polymorphs. A recent study by Sanz {\it et al.} provides |
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details on the phase diagrams for SPC/E and TIP4P at higher pressures |
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than those studied here.\cite{Sanz04} |
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\begin{table*} |
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\begin{minipage}{\linewidth} |
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\begin{center} |
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\caption{Calculated free energies for several ice polymorphs along |
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with the calculated melting (or sublimation) and boiling points for |
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the investigated water models. All free energy calculations used a |
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cutoff radius of 9.0 \AA\ and were performed at 200 K and $\sim$1 atm. |
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Units of free energy are kcal/mol, while transition temperature are in |
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Kelvin. Calculated error of the final digits is in parentheses.} |
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\begin{tabular}{lccccccc} |
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Water Model & $I_h$ & $I_c$ & B & Ice-{\it i} & Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ & $T_m$ (*$T_s$) & $T_b$\\ |
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TIP3P & -11.41(2) & -11.23(3) & -11.82(3) & -12.30(3) & - & 269(4) & 357(2)\\ |
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TIP4P & -11.84(3) & -12.04(2) & -12.08(3) & - & -12.33(3) & 266(5) & 354(2)\\ |
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TIP5P & -11.85(3) & -11.86(2) & -11.96(2) & - & -12.29(2) & 271(4) & 337(2)\\ |
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SPC/E & -12.87(2) & -13.05(2) & -13.26(3) & - & -13.55(2) & 296(3) & 396(2)\\ |
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SSD/E & -11.27(2) & -11.19(4) & -12.09(2) & -12.54(2) & - & *355(2) & -\\ |
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SSD/RF & -11.51(2) & -11.47(2) & -12.08(3) & -12.29(2) & - & 278(4) & 349(2)\\ |
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\label{freeEnergy} |
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\end{center} |
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\end{minipage} |
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\end{table*} |
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\begin{figure} |
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\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{tp3PhaseDia.eps} |
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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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Most of the water models have melting points that compare quite |
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favorably with the experimental value of 273 K. The unfortunate |
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aspect of this result is that this phase change occurs between |
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Ice-{\it i} and the liquid state rather than ice $I_h$ and the liquid |
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state. Surprisingly, these results are not contrary to other studies. |
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Studies of ice $I_h$ using TIP4P predict a $T_m$ ranging from 214 to |
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238 K (differences being attributed to choice of interaction |
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truncation and 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 210 K would be |
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predicted from this work. However, the $T_m$ from Ice-{\it i} is |
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calculated to be 265 K, indicating that these simulation based |
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structures ought to be included in studies probing phase transitions |
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with this model. Also of interest in these results is that SSD/E does |
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not exhibit a melting point at 1 atm, but it rather shows a |
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sublimation point at 355 K. This is due to the significant stability |
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of Ice-{\it i} over all other polymorphs for this particular model |
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under these conditions. While troubling, this behavior resulted in |
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spontaneous crystallization of Ice-{\it i} and led us to investigate |
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this structure. These observations provide a warning that simulations |
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of SSD/E as a ``liquid'' near 300 K are actually metastable and run |
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the risk of spontaneous crystallization. However, when applying a |
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longer cutoff, the liquid state is preferred under standard |
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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 SSD/E, TIP3P, |
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SPC/E, SSD/RF with a reaction field, and the TIP3P and SPC/E models |
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with an added Ewald correction term. Error for the larger cutoff |
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points is equivalent to that observed at 9.0\AA\ (see Table |
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\ref{freeEnergy}). Data for ice I$_c$ with TIP3P using both 12 and |
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distortion and melting at 200 K. Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ is the form of |
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Ice-{\it i} used in the SPC/E simulations.} |
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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 Fig. \ref{incCutoff}, the |
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free energy of the ice polymorphs with water models lacking a |
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long-range correction show a significant cutoff radius dependence. In |
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general, there is a narrowing of the free energy differences while |
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moving to greater cutoff radii. As the free energies for the |
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polymorphs converge, the stability advantage that Ice-{\it i} exhibits |
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is reduced. Adjacent to each of these model plots is a system with an |
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applied or estimated long-range correction. SSD/RF was parametrized |
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for use with a reaction field, and the benefit provided by this |
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computationally inexpensive correction is apparent. Due to the |
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relative independence of the resultant free energies, calculations |
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performed with a small cutoff radius provide resultant properties |
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similar to what one would expect for the bulk material. In the cases |
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of TIP3P and SPC/E, the effect of an Ewald summation was estimated by |
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applying the potential energy difference do to its inclusion in |
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systems in the presence and absence of the correction. This was |
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accomplished by calculation of the potential energy of identical |
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crystals both with and without particle mesh Ewald (PME). Similar |
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behavior to that observed with reaction field is seen for both of |
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these models. The free energies show less dependence on cutoff radius |
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and span a more narrowed range for the various polymorphs. Like the |
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dipolar water models, TIP3P displays a relatively constant preference |
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for the Ice-{\it i} polymorph. Crystal preference is much more |
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difficult to determine for SPC/E. Without a long-range correction, |
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each of the polymorphs studied assumes the role of the preferred |
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polymorph under different cutoff conditions. The inclusion of the |
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Ewald correction flattens and narrows the sequences of free energies |
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such that they often overlap within error, indicating that other |
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conditions, such as the density in fixed volume simulations, can |
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influence the chosen polymorph upon crystallization. |
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So what is the preferred solid polymorph for simulated water? The |
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answer appears to be dependent both on the conditions and the model |
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used. In the case of short cutoffs without a long-range interaction |
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correction, Ice-{\it i} and Ice-{\it i}$^\prime$ have the lowest free |
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energy of the studied polymorphs with all the models. Ideally, |
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crystallization of each model under constant pressure conditions, as |
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was done with SSD/E, would aid in the identification of their |
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respective preferred structures. This work, however, helps illustrate |
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how studies involving one specific model can lead to insight about |
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important behavior of others. In general, the above results support |
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the finding that the Ice-{\it i} polymorph is a stable crystal |
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structure that should be considered when studying the phase behavior |
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of water models. |
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Finally, due to the stability of Ice-{\it i} in the investigated |
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simulation conditions, the question arises as to possible experimental |
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observation of this polymorph. The rather extensive past and current |
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experimental investigation of water in the low pressure regime makes |
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us hesitant to ascribe any relevance to this work outside of the |
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simulation community. It is for this reason that we chose a name for |
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this polymorph which involves an imaginary quantity. That said, there |
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are certain experimental conditions that would provide the most ideal |
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situation for possible observation. These include the negative |
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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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