Argon force field revisited: a molecular dynamic study
We report the improvement of five argon force fields by scaling Lennard-Jones energy ($ε$) and distance ($σ$) parameters to reproduce liquid-vapor phase diagram and surface tension simultaneously, with molecular dynamics. Original force fields reproduce only liquid-vapor phase diagram among other properties except surface tension. Results showed that all force fields converge in a nearby region in the $ε$-$σ$ phase space, which is different from the original values. This study gives the intervals where the numerical values of $ε$ and $σ$ reproduce both properties mentioned above.
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