Cluster Self-Organization of Intermetallic Systems: Precursor Clusters K3, K5, and K6 for the Self-Assembly of the Yb4Ni6Al23-mS66 and U4Ni5Al18-mS54 Crystal Structures
摘要
Using computer methods (ToposPro software package), a combinatorial–topological analysis and modeling of the self-assembly of Yb4Ni6Al23-mS66 (a = 15.834 Å, b = 4.069 Å, c = 18.180 Å, V = 1079.47 Å3, β = 112.84°, C 2/m, (no. 12), and U4Ni5Al18-mS54 (a = 15.547 Å, b = 4.061 Å, c = 16.458 Å, β = 120.00°, V = 899.89 Å3, Cm (no. 8) crystal structures are carried out. For Y4Ni6Al23-mS66, 85 cluster-structure variants are established: 6 variants with N = 3, 54 variants with N = 4, and 25 variants with N = 5. A variant of the self-assembly of the crystal structure is considered with the participation of clusters K6(–1) = 0@6(Yb2Ni2Al2) and K6 = 0@6(Al2NiAlAl2), K4 = @4(YbNiAl2) in the form of a tetrahedron, and K3 = 0@3 (Al3) in the form of 3 rings, as well as Al spacer atoms. For U4Ni5Al18-mS54, 1023 cluster-structure variants were established: 88 variants with N = 4, 485 variants with N = 5, and 442 variants with N = 6. A variant of the self-assembly of a crystal structure is considered with the participation of clusters K6a = 0@6(UNiAl5), K6b = 0@6(UNiAl5), and K6c = 0@6(U2Al2Ni2) in the form of paired tetrahedra, and clusters K3 = 0@3(NiAl2), as well as spacer atoms Ni5, Al3, and Al4. The symmetry and topological code of the self-assembly processes of 3D structures from precursor clusters is reconstructed in the following form: primary chain → layer → framework.