Studying weak inter-actions in crystals at high pressures: when hardware matters

Quantum pressure focusing in solids: a reconstruction from experimental electron density

Here an approach is presented for reconstructing the distribution of electronic internal quantum pressure in the electronic continuum of solids from the experimental electron density. Using the formalism of the density functional theory, the spatial inner-crystal map of the quantum pressure is obtained. The results are visualized via the indicator of quantum pressure focusing (IQPF) which reveals the regions where the pressure is concentrated or depleted due to quantum effects. IQPF contains all quantum electron-shell structure-forming contributions resulting from kinetic, exchange and correlation effects, and presents a clear picture of the chemical bond features in crystals with different type of bonding mechanisms.

The nature of the chemical bond in oxyanionic crystals based on QTAIM topological analysis of electron densities

The QTAIM topological analysis of the calculated electron densities in oxyanionic crystals revealed the covalency criteria for metal–oxygen and hydrogen bonds.

Weak inter-actions in crystals: old concepts, new developments

Andrei Batsanov presents a general review of weak interactions in crystals, which highlights the history, state-of-the art and future developments of this field.