Gauge-origin independent magnetizabilities from hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics models: Theory and applications to liquid water

Kestutis Aidas, Jacob Kongsted, Christian B. Nielsen, Kurt V. Mikkelsen, Ove Christiansen, Kenneth Ruud

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Abstract

The theory of a hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) approach for gauge-origin independent calculations of the molecular magnetizability using Hartree-Fock or Density Functional Theory is presented. The method is applied to liquid water using configurations generated from classical Molecular Dynamics simulation to calculate the statistical averaged magnetizability. Based on a comparison with experimental data, treating only one water molecule quantum mechanically appears to be insufficient, while a quantum mechanical treatment of also the first solvation shell leads to good agreement between theory and experiment. This indicates that the gas-to-liquid phase shift for the molecular magnetizability is to a large extent of non-electrostatic nature. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)322-328
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume442
Issue number4-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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The record was previously connected to the following departments: Theoretical Chemistry (S) (011001039)

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  • Theoretical Chemistry (including Computational Chemistry)

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