Does a network structure exist in molecular liquid SnI4and GeI4?
The existence of a network structure consisting of electrically neutral tetrahedral molecules in liquid SnI4and GeI4at ambient pressure was examined. The liquid structures employed for the examination were obtained from a reverse Monte Carlo analysis. The structures were physically interpreted by introducing an appropriate intermolecular interaction. A 'bond' was then defined as an intermolecular connection that minimizes the energy of intermolecular interaction. However, their 'bond' energy is too weak for the 'bond' and the resulting network structure to be defined statically. The vertex-to-edge orientation between the nearest molecules is so ubiquitous that almost all of the molecules in the system can take part in the network, which is reflected in the appearance of a prepeak in the structure factor.
Department of Physics, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
Takahiro
T
Sakagami
Kazuhiro
K
Fuchizaki