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Unique Surface HBs

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Snapshots of unique hydrogen-bond (HB) structure derived from cooperative surface relaxation and fluctuation at the topmost surface layer of crystalline ice at ~160 K [T. Sugimoto et al., Phys. Rev. B. 99, 121402(R) (2019)]. Red, blue, and green lines represent 5-, 6-, and 7-membered rings (MRs), respectively.

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