Molecular Paddlewheels (IMAGE)

Duke University

Molecular Paddlewheels

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Illustration showing the atomic structure of solid-electrolyte Na3PS4 with channels for Na+ ions (purple) between PS43- polyanions (orange). The black arrows denote the coupled motions of traveling sodium ions with the group vibrations of the host structure, involving twists of tetrahedral polyanions similar to that of a paddlewheel.

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Olivier Delaire, Duke University

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