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Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Inst Fis Gleb Wataghin, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Ctr Computat Engn & Sci, BR-13083859 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Chemical Physics; v. 149, n. 6 AUG 14 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
A methodology to sample the isothermal-isobaric ensemble using Langevin dynamics is proposed, which combines novel features of geometric integrators for the equations of motion. By employing the Trotter expansion, the methodology generates a robust, symmetric, and accurate numerical algorithm. In order to show that the proposed method correctly samples the phase-space, simulations in the isotropic NPT ensemble were carried out for two analytical examples. Also this method lets us study a solid-solid phase transition by conducting a fully flexible-cell molecular dynamics simulation. Additionally, we present an efficient method to determine the Gibbs free energy in a wide interval of pressure along an isothermal path, which allows us to determine the transition pressure in a driven by pressure solid-solid phase transition. Our calculations show that the methodology is highly suitable for the study of the phase diagram of crystalline solids. Published by AIP Publishing. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/23891-6 - Computer modeling of condensed matter |
| Grantee: | Alex Antonelli |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/16970-0 - Computational modeling of condensed matter: a multiscale approach |
| Grantee: | Alex Antonelli |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |