abstract
Hypothetical zeolitic structures were systematically enumerated using tiling theory and then characterized with a view to finding those that are chemically feasible. The energy of each framework, treated as a polymorph of silica, was first minimized using computational chemistry methods. Optimized structural parameters, framework energy relative to a-quartz, framework density, and internal volume accessible to sorption of small molecules were then calculated for each structure. Chemical feasibility was evaluated by means of a "feasibility factor" derived from the correlation between lattice energy and framework density. Finally, the structures most suitable for potential applications in heterogeneous catalysis and sorption (those with wide channels and/or cavities that are accessible to external molecules) were identified. Very few structures with one or two crystallographically distinct sites for silicon ("uninodal" and "binodal") were found to be promising in this respect. In contrast, there are 100 trinodal structures that are potentially suitable for practical applications. These are described and discussed.
keywords
PERIODIC TETRAHEDRAL FRAMEWORKS; MOLECULAR-SIEVE; COMPUTER-SIMULATION; UNINODAL ZEOLITES; ONE-STEP; TECTOSILICATES; ENUMERATION; DESIGN; CLASSIFICATION; EFFICIENT
subject category
Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science
authors
Majda, D; Paz, FAA; Friedrichs, OD; Foster, MD; Simperler, A; Bell, RG; Klinowski, J
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