Ab initio thermodynamics of liquid and solid water

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Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Bingqing, Engel, Edgar A., Behler, Jörg, Dellago, Christoph, Ceriotti, Michele
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author Cheng, Bingqing
Engel, Edgar A.
Behler, Jörg
Dellago, Christoph
Ceriotti, Michele
author_facet Cheng, Bingqing
Engel, Edgar A.
Behler, Jörg
Dellago, Christoph
Ceriotti, Michele
contents Thermodynamic properties of liquid water as well as hexagonal (Ih) and cubic (Ic) ice are predicted based on density functional theory at the hybrid-functional level, rigorously taking into account quantum nuclear motion, anharmonic fluctuations and proton disorder. This is made possible by combining advanced free energy methods and state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. The ab initio description leads to structural properties in excellent agreement with experiments, and reliable estimates of the melting points of light and heavy water. We observe that nuclear quantum effects contribute a crucial 0.2 meV/H$_2$O to the stability of ice Ih, making it more stable than ice Ic. Our computational approach is general and transferable, providing a comprehensive framework for quantitative predictions of ab initio thermodynamic properties using machine learning potentials as an intermediate step.
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spellingShingle Ab initio thermodynamics of liquid and solid water
Cheng, Bingqing
Engel, Edgar A.
Behler, Jörg
Dellago, Christoph
Ceriotti, Michele
Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Chemical Physics
Thermodynamic properties of liquid water as well as hexagonal (Ih) and cubic (Ic) ice are predicted based on density functional theory at the hybrid-functional level, rigorously taking into account quantum nuclear motion, anharmonic fluctuations and proton disorder. This is made possible by combining advanced free energy methods and state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. The ab initio description leads to structural properties in excellent agreement with experiments, and reliable estimates of the melting points of light and heavy water. We observe that nuclear quantum effects contribute a crucial 0.2 meV/H$_2$O to the stability of ice Ih, making it more stable than ice Ic. Our computational approach is general and transferable, providing a comprehensive framework for quantitative predictions of ab initio thermodynamic properties using machine learning potentials as an intermediate step.
title Ab initio thermodynamics of liquid and solid water
topic Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08630