[gmx-users] Re: force field for boron-nitride nanotube

Vitaly Chaban chaban at univer.kharkov.ua
Mon Sep 8 12:37:13 CEST 2008


Of course, there exist a bunch of works simulating B-N NTs. See
papers.

PDB file isn't enough to make a topology for gromacs.

gurgo> Has anything like that ever been simulated?  If it hasn't, there may not be
gurgo> paramteers for such a species.  I don't believe boron exists as an atom type in
gurgo> any of the force fields provided by Gromacs.

gurgo> If all of the above is true, you will have the (very hard) task of deriving new
gurgo> parameters for your nanotube.

gurgo> -Justin

>> The pdb file of nanotube is as follow:
>> HETATM    1  N1  UNK     1       1.597   0.000  -5.015  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    2  N2  UNK     1       1.129   1.129  -2.870  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    3  B3  UNK     1       1.129   1.129  -4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM    4  N4  UNK     1       0.000   1.597  -5.015  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    5  N5  UNK     1      -1.129   1.129  -2.870  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    6  B6  UNK     1      -1.129   1.129  -4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM    7  N7  UNK     1      -1.597   0.000  -5.015  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    8  N8  UNK     1      -1.129  -1.129  -2.870  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM    9  B9  UNK     1      -1.129  -1.129  -4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   10  N10 UNK     1       0.000  -1.597  -5.015  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   11  N11 UNK     1       1.129  -1.129  -2.870  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   12  B12 UNK     1       1.129  -1.129  -4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   13  N13 UNK     1       1.597   0.000  -0.724  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   14  B14 UNK     1       1.597   0.000  -2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   15  N15 UNK     1       1.129   1.129   1.421  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   16  B16 UNK     1       1.129   1.129   0.000  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   17  N17 UNK     1       0.000   1.597  -0.724  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   18  B18 UNK     1       0.000   1.597  -2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   19  N19 UNK     1      -1.129   1.129   1.421  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   20  B20 UNK     1      -1.129   1.129   0.000  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   21  N21 UNK     1      -1.597   0.000  -0.724  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   22  B22 UNK     1      -1.597   0.000  -2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   23  N23 UNK     1      -1.129  -1.129   1.421  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   24  B24 UNK     1      -1.129  -1.129   0.000  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   25  N25 UNK     1       0.000  -1.597  -0.724  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   26  B26 UNK     1       0.000  -1.597  -2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   27  N27 UNK     1       1.129  -1.129   1.421  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   28  B28 UNK     1       1.129  -1.129   0.000  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   29  N29 UNK     1       1.597   0.000   3.566  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   30  B30 UNK     1       1.597   0.000   2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   31  B31 UNK     1       1.129   1.129   4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   32  N32 UNK     1       0.000   1.597   3.566  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   33  B33 UNK     1       0.000   1.597   2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   34  B34 UNK     1      -1.129   1.129   4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   35  N35 UNK     1      -1.597   0.000   3.566  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   36  B36 UNK     1      -1.597   0.000   2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   37  B37 UNK     1      -1.129  -1.129   4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   38  N38 UNK     1       0.000  -1.597   3.566  1.00  
>> 0.00           N 
>> HETATM   39  B39 UNK     1       0.000  -1.597   2.145  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   40  B40 UNK     1       1.129  -1.129   4.291  1.00  
>> 0.00           B 
>> HETATM   41  H41 UNK     1      -2.140   0.000  -5.855  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   42  H42 UNK     1       0.000   2.140  -5.855  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   43  H43 UNK     1       2.140   0.000  -5.855  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   44  H44 UNK     1       0.000  -2.140  -5.855  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   45  H45 UNK     1       1.582   1.582   5.282  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   46  H46 UNK     1       1.582  -1.582   5.282  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   47  H47 UNK     1      -1.582   1.582   5.282  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>> HETATM   48  H48 UNK     1      -1.582  -1.582   5.282  1.00  
>> 0.00           H 
>>  
>> regards
>>  
>> Javad


-- 
Vitaly V. Chaban
School of Chemistry
National University of Kharkiv
Svoboda sq.,4, Kharkiv 61077, Ukraine
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