Molecular models of a hydrated calcite mineral surface

Details Molecular models of a hydrated calcite mineral surface Molecular models of a hydrated calcite mineral surface

Dec 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007gecoa..71.5876p&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 71, Issue 24, p. 5876-5887.

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Hydrated mineral surfaces play an important role in many processes in biological, geological, and industrial applications. An energy force field was developed for molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations of hydrated carbonate minerals and was applied to investigate the behavior of water on the (101¯4) calcite surface. The force field is a significant development for large-scale molecular simulations of these systems, and provides good agreement with experimental and previous modeling results. Simulations indicate that water molecules are significantly ordered near the calcite surface. The predominant surface configuration (75 80%) results from coordination of a water molecule with a single calcium cation carbonate anion pair, while the less common situation involves water coordination with two ion pairs. Surface restructuring and variation in coordination in the water layers results in distinct distances for water oxygens above the calcite surface—a two-component first monolayer (2.3 and 3.0 Å) and a secondary monolayer (5.0 Å). The different coordinations also alter lateral displacement, hydrogen bonding, and surface-normal orientation of the water molecules. The ordering of water molecules and the formation of a unique hydrogen bonding network at the calcite surface influence the physical properties of the interfacial water. Surface exchange of water molecules is observed by molecular dynamics simulation to occur at a rate of one exchange per 10 ps. Diffusion coefficients derived from mean square displacement analysis of atomic trajectories indicate a dependence of water transport based on the distance of the water molecules from the calcite surface.

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