2.1 Equation of Motion and Potential 2.2 Examples of Potential
2.2.1 Lennard-Jones Potential 2.2.2 Potential Models for Water
2.2.3 Potential Models for Carbon and Silicon 2.3 Integration of Equation of Motion
2.4 Boundary Condition
2.5 Initial Condition, Temperature and Pressure Control 2. Fundamentals of Molecular Dynamics Method 2. Fundamentals of Molecular Dynamics Method
Φ
−∇
=
=
i i idt m d r F
2 2
Newton's equation of motion
) (
ij¦¦
>=
i ji
φ r Φ
Pair Potential Approximation
Equation of Motion and Potential Equation of Motion and Potential
Approximation of Schrödinger Equation
∂ ψ
∂ψ H i t =
Pair Potential Approximation Pair Potential Approximation
2 2
dt m
id
ij ij i
F r F = ¦ =
Newton’s Equation
Small Droplets Small Droplets
Only 256 molecules
864 molecules
Lennard-Jones (12-6) Potential (1)
σ 2σ
-ε
Distance between Molecules r Repulsion
Attraction
( )
φ ε σ σ
r = § r r
©¨ ·
¹¸ − §
©¨ ·
¹¸
ª
¬«
«
º
¼» 4 »
1 2 6
Potential
r
σ
62
Lennard-Jones Potential (2) Lennard-Jones Potential (2)
Parameters for inert molecules.
σ [nm] ε [J] ε/kB [K]
Ne 0.274 0.50×10-21 36.2
Ar 0.340 1.67×10-21 121
Kr 0.365 2.25×10-21 163
Xe 0.398 3.20×10-21 232
( ) ( ) ( )
»»¼ º
««
¬
ª − −
¸¸¹·
¨¨©§
−
°¿+
°¾
½
°¯
°®
¸
¹
¨ ·
©
−§
¸¹
¨ ·
©
= § − − − C*−6
*12 C 2
C
*6 C
*12 C 6 12
4 7 3
6
4 r r
r r r r r
r ε σr σ
φ
Cut-Off of potential: rc= 2.5~5.5σ
Property Reduced Form
Length r* = r/σ
Time t* = t/τ = t(ε/mσ2)1/2 Temperature T* = kBT/ε
Force f* = fσ/ε
Energy φ* = φ/ε
Pressure P* = Pσ3/ε Number density N* = Nσ3 Density ρ* = σ3ρ/m Surface Tension γ* = γσ2/ε
Lennard-Jones Potential (3) Lennard-Jones Potential (3)
Non-dimensional Form for L-J System
ε σ
= τ m/
= ε N E E
Lennard-Jones Potential (4) Lennard-Jones Potential (4)
Phase Diagram T-ρ
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
Number density ρ* = ρσ3
Temperature T* = kT/ε
0 –0.1 –0.2 0.1
0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
–0.3 –0.4
–0.5
Lennard-Jones Potential (5) Lennard-Jones Potential (5)
Phase Diagram p-v
0 10 20
0 0.1 0.2
Volume v* = 1/ρ*
Pressure p* 1.35
1.4 1.5
1.6
1.3
1.2 1.1
1.0
Small Droplets Small Droplets
Only 256 molecules
864 molecules
Potential for Water (BNS, ST2) Potential for Water (BNS, ST2)
rOH rOM
O
+qH
+qH
-qM
-qM
∠HOH
¦¦
»+
»
¼ º
««
¬ ª
¸¸¹·
¨¨©§
¸¸¹ −
¨¨© ·
= §
i j ij
j i
r q R q
R S
R 12 0
6
12 OO 12
12 OO OO 2 1
12( , ) 4 ( ) 4
πε σ
ε σ
φ R R
BNS potential
by Ben-Naim and Stillinger (1972)
ST2 potential
by Stillinger and Rahman (1974)
( )
= °=
∠HOH 2cos−11/ 3 109.47
Potential for Water (SPC, SPC/E) Potential for Water (SPC, SPC/E)
¦¦
»+
»
¼ º
««
¬ ª
¸¸¹·
¨¨©§
¸¸¹ −
¨¨© ·
= §
i j ij
j i
r q q R
R 0
6
12 OO 12
12 OO OO 2 1
12( , ) 4 4
πε σ
ε σ
φ R R
SPC potential
by Berendsen et al. (1981)
SPC/E potential
by Berendsen et al. (1987)
-qO
+qH
+qH
∠HOH rOH
( )
= °=
∠HOH 2cos−11/ 3 109.47
Potential for Water (TIP4P) Potential for Water (TIP4P)
¦¦
»+
»
¼ º
««
¬ ª
¸¸¹·
¨¨©§
¸¸¹ −
¨¨© ·
= §
i j ij
j i
r q q R
R 0
6
12 OO 12
12 OO OO 2 1
12( , ) 4 4
πε σ
ε σ
φ R R
TIP4P potential
by Jorgensen et al. (1983)
°
=
∠HOH 104.52 rOM
O
+qH
+qH
∠HOH -qM rOH
Potential for Water (MCY, CC) Potential for Water (MCY, CC)
MCY potential
by Matsuoka et al. (1976)
CC potential
by Carravetta & Clementi (1984)
°
=
∠HOH 104.52 Fitting to ab initio
r26
O6
H1
H2 H3
H4 -qM
-qM
+qH
+qH
+qH
+qH O5
r14
r56 r16
[ ]
[ ]
[
exp(exp( )) exp(exp( )) exp(exp( )) exp(exp( ))]
) exp(
) exp(
) exp(
) exp(
) 4 exp(
) , (
45 4 35 4 26 4 16 4 4
45 3 35 3 26 3 16 3 3
24 2 23 2 14 2 13 2 2
56 1 1 0 2
1 12
r b r
b r
b r
b a
r b r
b r
b r
b a
r b r
b r
b r
b a
r b r a
q q
i j ij
j i
− +
− +
− +
−
−
− +
− +
− +
− +
− +
− +
− +
− +
− +
=
¦¦
πεφ R R
Potential for Water (Comparison) Potential for Water (Comparison)
ST2 SPC/E TIP4P CC
rOH [nm] 0.100 0.100 0.095 72 0.095 72
∠HOH [°] 109.47 109.47 104.52 104.52
σOO [nm] 0.310 0.316 6 0.315 4 N/A
εOO ×10-21 [J] 0.526 05 1.079 7 1.077 2 N/A rOM
qH
a [nm]
[C]
0.08 0.235 7 e
0 0.423 8 e
0.015 0.52 e
0.024 994 0.185 59 e qM [C] -0.235 7 e -0.847 6 e -1.04 e -0.371 18 e
aCharge of electron e = 1.60219×10-19 C
SPC/E, TIP4P, CC are currently used
Potential for Water (Polarizable & Flexible) Potential for Water (Polarizable & Flexible)
c/f Dipole moment:
Isolated water: 1.85 D SPC/E: 2.351 D Rigid potentials are EffectivePair Potential
Polarizable Potentials
-qO
+qH
+qH
Harmonic or Morse Springs Dang & Pettitt (1987)
Anderson et al. (1987) TIP4P: Dang & Chang (1997) MCY: Niesar et al. (1990) SPC: Bernardo et al. (1994) Flexible Potentials
Droplet of Water
Droplet of Water Potential for Covalent System (C, Si) Potential for Covalent System (C, Si)
{ }
¦ ¦
< −=
i jij
ij ij ij
ij V r b V r
r f
) (
A
* R
C( ) ( ) ( )
Φ
( )
{
e}
e C
R exp 2
) 1 ( )
( Sr R
S r D f r
V − −
= − β
( )
{
e}
e C
A exp 2/
) 1 ( )
( S r R
S S r D f r
V − −
= − β
( )
( )
( )
°°
¯
°°®
+
>
+
<
<
»¼ −
«¬ º
ª −
−
−
<
=
D R r
D R r D R D R r
D R r r
f
0 / ) 2( 2sin 1 2 1
1 )
C(
π
2
* ij ji
ij
b
b b +
=
δ
θ
−
≠ ¸¸
¹
·
¨¨
©
§
¿¾
½
¯® +
=
¦
n
ijk j i k
ik C n
ij a f r g
b 1 ( ) ( )
) , (
2 2
2 2 2
) cos 1 (
)
(θ = + − + − θ
h d
c d g c
Tersoff (1988, 1989), Brenner (1990)
Potential for Covalent System (C, Si) Potential for Covalent System (C, Si)
Tersoff’s Silicon
0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
–4 –2 0 2 4
Distance rij [nm]
Potential Energyφij [eV]
(Re, De) θijk=45°
θijk=90°
θijk=126.7°
and 2–body θijk=180°
R
rij θijk
i
j k
{
( ) ( )}
) (
'= fC rij VR rij −bijVA rij
φ
Potential for Covalent System (C, Si) Potential for Covalent System (C, Si)
Tersoff (Si) Tersoff (C) Brenner (C) De [eV] 2.6660 5.1644 6.325
Re [nm] 0.2295 0.1447 0.1315
S 1.4316 1.5769 1.29
β [nm-1] 14.656 19.640 1.5 A 1.1000×10-6 1.5724×10-7 1.1304×10-2
N 7.8734×10-1 7.2751×10-1 1
δ 1/(2n) 1/(2n) 0.80469
C 1.0039×105 3.8049×104 19
D 1.6217×101 4.384 2.5
H -5.9825×10-1 -5.7058×10-1 -1
R [nm] 0.285 0.195 0.185
D [nm] 0.015 0.015 0.015
Potential for Covalent System (C, Si) Potential for Covalent System (C, Si)
Example: Brenner Carbon (modified)
Integration of Newton’s Equation Integration of Newton’s Equation
( ) i( ) (i ) ( ) i i
it t 2rt rt t t2F(t) m
r +∆ = − −∆ +∆
( )t {i(t t) (it t)} t
i =r +∆ −r −∆ 2∆
v
( )
i i i
i m
t t t t
t t F
v
v ∆ ∆¸+∆
¹
¨ ·
©
§ −
¸=
¹
¨ ·
©
§ +
2 2
( ) ( ) ¸
¹
¨ ·
©
§ + +
=
+ 2
t t t t t
t i i
i
∆ ∆
∆ r v
r Order of ∆t
0.005 τor 10 fs with argon 0.5 fs for covalent Carbon Verlet’s Method
Leap Flog Method (Modified Verlet)
Gear’s predictor-corrector method is also sometimes used
Boundary Condition (Periodic) Boundary Condition (Periodic)
Basic Cell
Replica
Replica
Replica Replica
Replica Replica
Replica Replica
Potential must be Cut-Off at L/2
Ewald sum method for Coulomb Term
Boundary Condition (Gas) Boundary Condition (Gas)
Mirror Boundary
=Simple Reflection Example
Periodic Boundary
Boundary Condition (Solid Wall) Boundary Condition (Solid Wall)
°¿
°¾
½
°¯
°®
¸
¹
¨ ·
©
− §
¸¹
¨ ·
©
= §
3 INT 9 3 INT INT INT S
S 2 15
45 ) 2
(z π mρ ε σ σz σz
Φ
One-Dimensional Function by Bulk Integration
Φ(z)
Boundary Condition (Solid Wall) Boundary Condition (Solid Wall)
°¿
°¾
½
°¯
°®
¸
¹
¨ ·
©
− §
¸¹
¨ ·
©
= §
4 INT 10 INT 2
0 2 INT
INT 2 5
15 3 ) 4
(z πε Rσ σz σz
Φ
0 2 4 6 8
-4 -2 0 2 [×10-21]
Integrated Potential Lennard-Jones
εINT=0.575x10-21 J σINT=3.085 Distance from surface [ ]
Potential energy[J]
Å Å
One-Dimensional Function by Surface Integration
Boundary Condition (Phantom Method)
Phantom molecules
Fixed molecules
move
t T k
s kg
b
F= ∆
×
= −
σ α α
2
/ 10 184 .
5 12
σF vertical:2k horizontal:0.5k vertical:2k horizontal:3.5k
α
F
Boundary Condition (Phantom Method)
Phantom (Not Shown)
Phantom (Not Shown)
Initial Condition Initial Condition
m T k v = 3
B C/
Constant velocity for random direction or Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
Make Sure Potential is not Too Large
Temperature Control Temperature Control
/ C
' v T T vi= i
dt md dt
mid i i i ri r=F−ζ
2 2
( )
Q E E dt
d k k
2 − 0
ζ =
Anderson method [Anderson (1980)]
Velocity Scaling
Nosé-Hoover Thermostat [Nosé(1984), Hoover(1985)]
Replace Velocity of Randomly Selected Molecule to Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
Pressure & Stress Control Pressure & Stress Control
Parrinello and Rahman (1980, 1981) Andersen (1980)
Berendsen et al. (1984)
Extension of Anderson: Change Shape of Box
P
C P t
P dt dP/ =( − )/
r r'=χ1/3
(P P)
t t
C p
T −
−
= β ∆ χ 1
Change Box Size as if Piston is Connected