Abstract
The revised central force potentials of Stillinger and Rahman [J. Chem. Phys. 68, 666 (1978)] are used to study the binding energy, structure, and multipole moments of a periodic ice Ih sample with a unit cell of 192 water molecules. The initial configuration for the unit cell has each oxygen in a wurtzite structure and intramolecular H-O-H angles symmetrically positioned in the tetrahedral O-O-O angles. Hydrogens are placed such that the total dipole moment for the unit cell is zero and the diagonal quadrupole moments are small (≲ 10-28 esu cm2). Subject to these restrictions, a static energy minimization on the periodic ice crystal yields an optimal O-O separation, intramolecular O-H distance, and intramolecular H-O-H angle of 2.78, 0.972 A, and 101.0°, respectively. Starting from this idealized wurtzite configuration, Metropolis Monte Carlo runs on the periodic system are made at 20 and 200 K. At 20 K, the equilibrated system has an average intermolecular potential energy per molecule of -15.2 kcal/mol and structure factors which have decreased to about 80% of the initial values. The dipole moment for the unit cell is ≃3 D. The equilibrated system at 200 K appears to be modified only by temperature dependent vibrational effects.
Recommended Citation
P. W. Deutsch et al., "Structural Studies of Low Temperature Ice Iₕ Using a Central Force Potential Model," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 78, no. 8, pp. 5103 - 5107, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Apr 1983.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.445378
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0021-9606
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1983 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 1983
