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- From: paithan@filter.ecn.purdue.edu (Dilip Paithankar)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: Construction of crystal structures
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.225032.7456@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 22:50:32 GMT
- Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- I am interested in constructing a collection of atoms in specific
- symmetries such as icosahedral, cuboctahedral, octahedral, and
- truncated octahedral. There are certain magic numbers of atoms for
- which these structures from compact, closed-shell structures (and have
- extra stability). These magic numbers are different for different
- structural motifs.
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- Can someone direct me to programs that generate the coordinates of
- atoms in a magic number collection of atoms for the above structures?
- I am interested in constructing aggregates with large number of atoms
- (greater than 1000) for different magic numbers.
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- Please email replies to me. I will summarize them to the group if there
- is interest.
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- Thanks,
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- Dilip Paithankar
- E-Mail - paithan@ecn.purdue.edu
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