Volume 81, Issue 2 pp. 107-112
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Symmetric 3-periodic polycatenanes: catenated rings, polyhedra and rods

Michael O'Keeffe

Michael O'Keeffe

Arizona State University, School of Molecular Sciences, Tempe, Arizona, 85287 USA

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Michael M. J. Treacy

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Michael M. J. Treacy

Arizona State University, Department of Physics, Tempe, Arizona, 85287 USA

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First published: 09 January 2025

Abstract

We report symmetric (vertex- and arc-transitive) embeddings of catenated rings, polyhedra and rods. Linked triangles form infinite families of structures, and we limit this report to only structures with each ring linked to three or six others. For linked squares, hexagons, tetrahedra, octahedra, cubes and rods, only a small number of symmetric structures were found, and all are reported.

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