Investigation of the chiral properties of configurations of (H2O)n, K+(H2O)m, and Na+(H2O)m (n = 4–8, m = 5–10) small water clusters at 1 K
- Authors: Khakhalin A.V.1, Gradoboeva O.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Physics
- Issue: Vol 71, No 4 (2016)
- Pages: 413-419
- Section: Condensed Matter Physics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0027-1349/article/view/164583
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S002713491604010X
- ID: 164583
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Abstract
The Monte-Carlo procedure and a new method to determine the chirality of water environments and their classification were used for the first time to study the chiral properties of small water clusters such as (H2O)n, K+(H2O)m, and Na+(H2O)m (n = 4–8, m = 5–10) at a temperature of 1 K. The probability that the studied water clusters will be chiral becomes higher at an increase in their size. It is revealed that a small water cluster devoid of impurities is not dominated by one of the arrangements (right or left). The addition of K+ or Na+ impurity ions does not change the equilibrium distribution of right and left configurations in the 10 000-sample set.
About the authors
A. V. Khakhalin
Department of Physics
Author for correspondence.
Email: avkhakhalin@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
O. N. Gradoboeva
Department of Physics
Email: avkhakhalin@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
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