Abstract
We calculate the thermal expansivity of ice I for the monatomic mW model using the quasi-harmonic approximation. It is found that the original mW model is unable to reproduce the negative thermal expansivity experimentally observed at low temperatures. A simple prescription is proposed to recover the negative thermal expansion by re-adjusting the so-called tetrahedrality parameter, _. We investigate the relation between the _ value and the Grüneisen parameter to explain the origin of negative thermal expansion in the mW model and compare it with an all-atom water model that allows the examination of the e ect of the rotational motions on the volume of ice.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 248 |
Journal | Crystals |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Grüneisen parameter
- Negative thermal expansivity
- mW model
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Inorganic Chemistry