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Title: The effects of charge transfer on the properties of liquid water

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3589419· OSTI ID:21560241
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148 (United States)

A method for treating charge transfer interactions in classical potential models is developed and applied to water. In this method, a discrete amount of charge is transferred for each hydrogen bond formed. It is designed to be simple to implement, to be applicable to a variety of potential models, and to satisfy various physical requirements. The method does not transfer charge at large intramolecular distances, it does not result in a conductive liquid, and it can be easily parameterized to give the correct amount of charge transfer. Two charge transfer models are developed for a polarizable and a non-polarizable potential. The models reproduce many of the properties of liquid water, including the structure, the diffusion constant, and thermodynamic properties over a range of temperatures.

OSTI ID:
21560241
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 134, Issue 18; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3589419; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English