Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 18
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110 Polarizability <strong>in</strong> Computer Simulations<br />
sites on different molecules,<br />
Uðfqg; frgÞ ¼ X X<br />
w<br />
a i 2 a<br />
0 i qi þ 1 X X<br />
2<br />
i 2 a j 2 a<br />
þ X X X X<br />
a<br />
b > a i 2 a j 2 b<br />
qi qj JijðrijÞ E gp<br />
a<br />
!<br />
qi qj JijðrijÞ ½43Š<br />
where a and b label the molecules, and i and j represent atoms (or other charge<br />
sites) <strong>in</strong> these molecules. The E gp<br />
a term represents the gas-phase energy of molecule<br />
a and def<strong>in</strong>es the zero of energy as correspond<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>itely separated<br />
molecules. The energy given by Eq. [43] replaces the Coulomb energy qiqj=rij<br />
<strong>in</strong> Eq. [1]. The charges qi are now treated as <strong>in</strong>dependent variables, and the<br />
polarization response is determ<strong>in</strong>ed by variations <strong>in</strong> the charge values. These<br />
charges depend on the <strong>in</strong>teractions with other molecules as well as other<br />
charge sites on the same molecule, and will change for every time step or<br />
configuration sampled dur<strong>in</strong>g a simulation. The charge values used for each<br />
configuration are, <strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple, those that m<strong>in</strong>imize the energy given by<br />
Eq. [43]. This method for treat<strong>in</strong>g polarizability has thus been called the<br />
fluctuat<strong>in</strong>g charge method 126 and has been applied to a variety of systems.<br />
10,82,104,126,142–148 The JijðrÞ <strong>in</strong>teraction between different molecules is<br />
typically taken to be 1=r, although the <strong>in</strong>teractions between atoms on the<br />
same molecule may be screened. Therefore, this method does not modify the<br />
<strong>in</strong>termolecular <strong>in</strong>teractions.<br />
Charge conservation can be imposed <strong>in</strong> either of two ways. A charge<br />
neutrality constra<strong>in</strong>t can be applied to the entire system, allow<strong>in</strong>g charge to<br />
move from atomic site to atomic site until the electronegativities are equal<br />
on all the atoms of the system. Alternatively, charge can be constra<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong>dependently<br />
on each molecule (or other subgroup), so that charge flows only<br />
between atoms on the same molecule until the electronegativities are equalized<br />
with<strong>in</strong> each molecule, but not between dist<strong>in</strong>ct molecules. 126 In most cases,<br />
charge is taken to be conserved for each molecule, so there is no charge transfer<br />
between molecules.<br />
Variations, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the atom–atom charge transfer (AACT) 149 and the<br />
bond-charge <strong>in</strong>crement (BCI) 146,150 model, only allow for charge to flow<br />
between two atoms that are directly bonded to each other, guarantee<strong>in</strong>g<br />
that the total charge of each set of bonded atoms is conserved. In some situations,<br />
charge transfer is an important part of the <strong>in</strong>teraction energy, so there<br />
are reasons to remove this constra<strong>in</strong>t. 151–154 However, this can lead to some<br />
nonphysical charge transfer, as illustrated <strong>in</strong> the simple example of a gas-phase<br />
sodium chloride molecule. The energy for one Na atom and one Cl atom is<br />
UðqÞ ¼E 0 Na þ E0 Cl þðw Na<br />
wClÞqNa þ 1<br />
h<br />
JNa þ JCl 2<br />
i<br />
2 JNaClðrNaClÞ q 2 Na ½44Š