Exotic Two-Dimensional Structure: The First Case of Hexagonal NaCl

NaCl is one of the simplest compounds and was thought to be well-understood, and yet, unexpected complexities related to it were uncovered at high pressure and in low-dimensional states. Here, exotic hexagonal NaCl thin films on the (110) diamond surface were crystallized in the experiment following...

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Published in:	The journal of physical chemistry letters Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 3821 - 3827
Main Authors:	Tikhomirova, Kseniya A, Tantardini, Christian, Sukhanova, Ekaterina V, Popov, Zakhar I, Evlashin, Stanislav A, Tarkhov, Mikhail A, Zhdanov, Vladislav L, Dudin, Alexander A, Oganov, Artem R, Kvashnin, Dmitry G, Kvashnin, Alexander G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Chemical Society 21-05-2020
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Summary:	NaCl is one of the simplest compounds and was thought to be well-understood, and yet, unexpected complexities related to it were uncovered at high pressure and in low-dimensional states. Here, exotic hexagonal NaCl thin films on the (110) diamond surface were crystallized in the experiment following a theoretical prediction based on ab initio evolutionary algorithm USPEX. State-of-the-art calculations and experiments showed the existence of a hexagonal NaCl thin film, which is due to the strong chemical interaction of the NaCl film with the diamond substrate.
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ISSN:	1948-7185 1948-7185
DOI:	10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00874