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Thomas Spura

0000-0002-6246-7103

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Correction: “On-the-fly” coupled cluster path-integral molecular dynamics: impact of nuclear quantum effects on the protonated water dimer

2015

We present an accelerated ab initio path-integral molecular dynamics technique, where the interatomic forces are calculated “on-the-fly” by accurate coupled cluster electronic structure calculations. In this way not only dynamic electron correlation, but also the harmonic and anharmonic zero-point energy, as well as tunneling effects are explicitly taken into account. This method thus allows for very precise finite temperature quantum molecular dynamics simulations. The predictive power of this novel approach is illustrated on the example of the protonated water dimer, where the impact of nuclear quantum effects on its structure and the 1H magnetic shielding tensor are discussed in detail.

Water dimerElectronic correlationChemistryAb initioGeneral Physics and AstronomyElectronic structureMolecular physicsMolecular dynamicsCoupled clusterQuantum mechanicsPath integral molecular dynamicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAtomic physicsQuantum tunnellingPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
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Nuclear quantum effects in liquid water from path-integral simulations using anab initioforce-matching approach

2014

We have applied path integral simulations, in combination with new ab initio based water potentials, to investigate nuclear quantum effects in liquid water. Because direct ab initio path integral simulations are computationally expensive, a flexible water model is parameterized by force-matching to density functional theory-based molecular dynamics simulations. The resulting effective potentials provide an inexpensive replacement for direct ab inito molecular dynamics simulations and allow efficient simulation of nuclear quantum effects. Static and dynamic properties of liquid water at ambient conditions are presented and the role of nuclear quantum effects, exchange-correlation functionals…

Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)PhysicsStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Liquid waterBiophysicsAb initioFOS: Physical sciencesComputational Physics (physics.comp-ph)Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed MatterCondensed Matter PhysicsMolecular dynamicsForce matchingPhysics - Chemical PhysicsQuantum mechanicsDispersion (optics)Path integral formulationWater modelSoft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)Density functional theoryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhysics - Computational PhysicsMolecular BiologyCondensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsMolecular Physics
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Structure and Dynamics of the Instantaneous Water/Vapor Interface Revisited by Path-Integral and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations

2015

The structure and dynamics of the water/vapor interface is revisited by means of path-integral and second-generation Car-Parrinello ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with an instantaneous surface definition [A. P. Willard and D. Chandler, J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 1954 (2010)]. In agreement with previous studies, we find that one of the OH bonds of the water molecules in the topmost layer is pointing out of the water into the vapor phase, while the orientation of the underlying layer is reversed. Therebetween, an additional water layer is detected, where the molecules are aligned parallel to the instantaneous water surface.

Surface (mathematics)KineticsFOS: Physical sciencesMolecular Dynamics SimulationCondensed Matter - Soft Condensed MatterMolecular physicsMolecular dynamicsPhysics - Chemical PhysicsMaterials ChemistryMoleculePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryCondensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsPhysics::Atmospheric and Oceanic PhysicsChemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Molecular StructureChemistryHydrogen bondWaterHydrogen BondingComputational Physics (physics.comp-ph)Surfaces Coatings and FilmsKineticsSteamPath integral formulationSoft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)Physical chemistryPhysics - Computational PhysicsLayer (electronics)Water vaporThe Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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