Calculations of the three-dimensional crystal structures consisting of 4-8 graphene layers functionalized with fluorine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim E. Belenkov ◽  
Vladimir M. Chernov
2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Ilyushin ◽  
V. A. Blatov

A combinatorial topological analysis is carried out by means of the program package TOPOS4.0 [Blatov (2006), IUCr Comput. Commun. Newsl. 7, 4–38] and the matrix self-assembly is modeled for crystal structures of the ZrZn22 family (space group Fd\bar 3m, Pearson code cF184), including the compounds with superstructural ordering. A number of strict rules are proposed to model the crystal structures of intermetallics as a network of cluster precursors. According to these rules the self-assembly of the ZrZn22-like structures was considered within the hierarchical scheme: primary polyhedral cluster → zero-dimensional nanocluster precursor → one-dimensional primary chain → two-dimensional microlayer → three-dimensional microframework (three-dimensional supraprecursor). The suprapolyhedral cluster precursor AB 2 X 37 of diameter ∼ 12 Å and volume ∼ 350 Å3 consists of three polyhedra (one AX 16 of the \bar 43m point symmetry and two regular icosahedra BX 12 of the \bar 3m point symmetry); the packing of the clusters determines the translations in the resulting crystal structure. A novel topological type of the two-dimensional crystal-forming 4,4-coordinated binodal net AB 2, with the Schläfli symbols 3636 and 3366 for nodes A and B, is discovered. It is shown that the ZrZn22 superstructures are formed by substituting some atoms in the cluster precursors. Computer analysis of the CRYSTMET and ICSD databases shows that the cluster AB 2 X 37 occurs in 111 intermetallics belonging to 28 structure types.


Procedures are outlined for generation of crystal structures of primary amide molecules by constructing the possible ways in which the molecules may pack. For each given one- or two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded array, ensembles of three-dimensional crystal structures are generated by considering the possible ways in which the arrays may be juxtaposed. Observed and generated hypothetical molecular arrangements are analysed to highlight both favourable and unfavourable features, par­ticularly in terms of close packing principles, the size and shape of the molecule, van der Waals and Coulomb interactions and N-H ∙ ∙ ∙ O bonding geometry.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al-Asadi ◽  
Dimitri Leggas ◽  
Oleg V. Tsodikov

Although the ambiguity of the crystal structures determined directly from diffraction intensities has been historically recognized, it is not well understood in quantitative terms. Bernstein's theorem has recently been used to obtain the number of one-dimensional crystal structures of equal point atoms, given a minimum set of diffraction intensities. By a similar approach, the number of two- and three-dimensional crystal structures that can be determined from a minimum intensity data set is estimated herein. The ambiguity of structure determination from the algebraic minimum of data increases at least exponentially fast with the increasing structure size. Substituting lower-resolution intensities by higher-resolution ones in the minimum data set has little or no effect on this ambiguity if the number of such substitutions is relatively small.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Ono

AbstractSome of the three-dimensional (3D) crystal structures are constructed by stacking two-dimensional (2D) layers. To study whether this geometric concept, i.e., using 2D layers as building blocks for 3D structures, can be applied to computational materials design, we theoretically investigate the dynamical stability of copper-based compounds CuX (a metallic element X) in the B$$_h$$ h and L1$$_1$$ 1 structures constructed from the buckled honeycomb (BHC) structure and in the B2 and L1$$_0$$ 0 structures constructed from the buckled square (BSQ) structure. We demonstrate that (i) if CuX in the BHC structure is dynamically stable, those in the B$$_h$$ h and L1$$_1$$ 1 structures are also stable. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we particularly show that CuAu in the B$$_h$$ h and L1$$_1$$ 1 structures withstand temperatures as high as 1000 K. Although the interrelationship of the metastability between the BSQ and the 3D structures (B2 and L1$$_0$$ 0 ) is not clear, we find that (ii) if CuX in the B2 (L1$$_0$$ 0 ) structure is dynamically stable, that in the L1$$_0$$ 0 (B2) is unstable. This is rationalized by the tetragonal Bain path calculations.


Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (32) ◽  
pp. 6756-6766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiwei Wang ◽  
Pingwen Zhang ◽  
Jeff Z. Y. Chen

The overall three-dimensional crystal structures, formed by spherical colloids and liquid crystal molecules in the voids, are influenced by the size and the position of colloidal particles.


2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 848-853
Author(s):  
X.-Z. Li

SVAT4 is a computer program for interactive visualization of three-dimensional crystal structures, including chemical bonds and magnetic moments. A wide range of functions, e.g. revealing atomic layers and polyhedral clusters, are available for further structural analysis. Atomic sizes, colors, appearance, view directions and view modes (orthographic or perspective views) are adjustable. Customized work for the visualization and analysis can be saved and then reloaded. SVAT4 provides a template to simplify the process of preparation of a new data file. SVAT4 can generate high-quality images for publication and animations for presentations. The usability of SVAT4 is broadened by a software suite for simulation and analysis of electron diffraction patterns.


2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. o421-o426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Gelbrich ◽  
Terence L. Threlfall ◽  
Michael B. Hursthouse

The isostructural crystals of 4-cyano-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzenesulfonamide, C14H12N2O3S, (I),N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamide, C14H12F3NO3S, (II), 4-iodo-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzenesulfonamide, C13H12INO3S, (III), 4-bromo-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzenesulfonamide, C13H12BrNO3S, (IV), 4-chloro-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzenesulfonamide, C13H12ClNO3S, (V), 4-fluoro-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzenesulfonamide, C13H12FNO3S, (VI),N-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide, C13H12ClNO3S, (VII), and 4-cyano-N-phenylbenzenesulfonamide, C13H10N2O2S, (VIII), contain infinite chains composed of N—H...O(sulfonyl) hydrogen-bonded molecules. The crystal structures of (I)–(VIII) have been compared using theXPac software and quantitative descriptors of isostructurality were generated [Gelbrich, Threlfall & Hursthouse (2012).CrystEngComm,14, 5454–5464]. Certain isostructural relationships in this series involve molecules with substantially different spatial demands,e.g.(VI) and (VIII) are related by the simultaneous interchange of F→CN on the benzenesulfonamide ring and OMe→H on theN-phenyl ring, which indicates that the geometry of the three-dimensional crystal-packing mode of (I)–(VIII) is unusually adaptable to different molecular shapes.


Nature ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 341 (6244) ◽  
pp. 705-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Rafferty ◽  
William S. Somers ◽  
Isabella Saint-Girons ◽  
Simon E. V. Phillips

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