Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8

Energetics, structural features, polarity, and melting transitions in water clusters containing up to eight molecules were studied using ab initio methods and empirical force field models. Our quantum approach was based on density functional theory performed at the generalized gradient approximation...

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spelling paperaa:paper_00219606_v110_n18_p9039_Rodriguez2023-06-12T16:43:06Z Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8 J Chem Phys 1999;110(18):9039-9047 Rodriguez, J. Classical molecular dynamics Classical potentials Empirical force fields Generalized gradient approximation level Minimum-energy structures Pre-melting transition Static polarizabilities Thermal fluctuations Dipole moment Hydrogen bonds Isomerization Isomers Melting Molecular dynamics Aggregates Energetics, structural features, polarity, and melting transitions in water clusters containing up to eight molecules were studied using ab initio methods and empirical force field models. Our quantum approach was based on density functional theory performed at the generalized gradient approximation level. For the specific case of (H2O)6, we selected five conformers of similar energy with different geometries and dipolar moments. For these cases, the cyclic arrangement was found to be the only nonpolar aggregate. For (H2O)8, the most stable structures corresponded to nonpolar, cubic-like, D2d and S4 conformers. Higher energy aggregates exhibit a large spectrum in their polarities. The static polarizability was found to be proportional to the size of the aggregates and presents a weak dependence with the number of hydrogen bonds. In order to examine the influence of thermal fluctuations on the aggregates, we have performed a series of classical molecular dynamics experiments from low temperature up to the melting transition using two different effective pseudopotentials: the TIP4P and MCY models. Minimum energy structures for both classical potentials were found to reproduce reasonably well the results obtained using ab initio methods. Isomerization and phase transitions were monitored by following changes in dipole moments, number of hydrogen bonds and Lindemann's parameter. For (H2O)6 and (H2O)8, the melting transitions were found at Tm≈50 and 160 K, respectively; for both aggregates, we observed premelting transitions between well differentiated conformers as well. © 1999 American Institute of Physics. Fil:Rodriguez, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1999 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219606_v110_n18_p9039_Rodriguez
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topic Classical molecular dynamics
Classical potentials
Empirical force fields
Generalized gradient approximation level
Minimum-energy structures
Pre-melting transition
Static polarizabilities
Thermal fluctuations
Dipole moment
Hydrogen bonds
Isomerization
Isomers
Melting
Molecular dynamics
Aggregates
spellingShingle Classical molecular dynamics
Classical potentials
Empirical force fields
Generalized gradient approximation level
Minimum-energy structures
Pre-melting transition
Static polarizabilities
Thermal fluctuations
Dipole moment
Hydrogen bonds
Isomerization
Isomers
Melting
Molecular dynamics
Aggregates
Rodriguez, J.
Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
topic_facet Classical molecular dynamics
Classical potentials
Empirical force fields
Generalized gradient approximation level
Minimum-energy structures
Pre-melting transition
Static polarizabilities
Thermal fluctuations
Dipole moment
Hydrogen bonds
Isomerization
Isomers
Melting
Molecular dynamics
Aggregates
description Energetics, structural features, polarity, and melting transitions in water clusters containing up to eight molecules were studied using ab initio methods and empirical force field models. Our quantum approach was based on density functional theory performed at the generalized gradient approximation level. For the specific case of (H2O)6, we selected five conformers of similar energy with different geometries and dipolar moments. For these cases, the cyclic arrangement was found to be the only nonpolar aggregate. For (H2O)8, the most stable structures corresponded to nonpolar, cubic-like, D2d and S4 conformers. Higher energy aggregates exhibit a large spectrum in their polarities. The static polarizability was found to be proportional to the size of the aggregates and presents a weak dependence with the number of hydrogen bonds. In order to examine the influence of thermal fluctuations on the aggregates, we have performed a series of classical molecular dynamics experiments from low temperature up to the melting transition using two different effective pseudopotentials: the TIP4P and MCY models. Minimum energy structures for both classical potentials were found to reproduce reasonably well the results obtained using ab initio methods. Isomerization and phase transitions were monitored by following changes in dipole moments, number of hydrogen bonds and Lindemann's parameter. For (H2O)6 and (H2O)8, the melting transitions were found at Tm≈50 and 160 K, respectively; for both aggregates, we observed premelting transitions between well differentiated conformers as well. © 1999 American Institute of Physics.
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title Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
title_short Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
title_full Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
title_fullStr Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
title_full_unstemmed Isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (H2O)6 and (H2O)8
title_sort isomerization, melting, and polarity of model water clusters: (h2o)6 and (h2o)8
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