schrodinger.application.matsci.nano.plane module

Classes and functions for crystal planes.

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schrodinger.application.matsci.nano.plane.ext_gcd(a, b)

Solve ax + by = gcd(a, b) using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm. Return (1) the greatest common divisor (gcd) of integers a and b and (2) the integer Bezout coefficients x and y.

Parameters

  • a (int) – the a coefficient

  • b (int) – the b coefficient

Return type

int, int, int

Returns

gcd(a, b), Bezout coefficient x, and Bezout coefficient y

schrodinger.application.matsci.nano.plane.reduce_hkl(hkl)

Reduce hkl to the smallest set of indices

param list hkl: Miller indices

Retype

list, int

Returns

Reduced Miller indices, divisor

class schrodinger.application.matsci.nano.plane.CrystalPlane(h_index, k_index, l_index, a_vec, b_vec, c_vec, origin=None, logger=None)

Bases: object

Manage a crystal plane object.

SQUARE = {1: array([-1., 1., 0.]), 2: array([-1., -1., 0.]), 3: array([ 1., -1., 0.]), 4: array([1., 1., 0.])}
DISTANCE_THRESH = -0.001
SAME_VECTOR_THRESH = 0.0001
SLAB_THRESHOLD = 1e-07
__init__(h_index, k_index, l_index, a_vec, b_vec, c_vec, origin=None, logger=None)

Create an instance.

Parameters

  • h_index (int) – the h Miller index

  • k_index (int) – the k Miller index

  • l_index (int) – the l Miller index

  • a_vec (numpy.array) – the a lattice vector

  • b_vec (numpy.array) – the b lattice vector

  • c_vec (numpy.array) – the c lattice vector

  • origin (numpy.array) – the origin of the lattice vectors in Angstrom

  • logger (logging.getLogger) – output logger

checkMillerIndices()

Check the user provided Miller indices.

getReciprocals()

Return the reciprocal lattice vectors.

Return type

three numpy.array

Returns

the three reciprocal lattice vectors.

getNormal()

Return the normal vector.

Return type

numpy.array

Returns

the normal vector for this plane

getLinDepPlaneVectors()

Return three typically used plane vectors that are linearly dependent.

Return type

numpy.array, numpy.array, numpy.array

Returns

typically used plane vectors that are linearly dependent

transformVectors(a_vec, b_vec, c_vec)

Transform the given vectors using the basis transform.

Parameters

  • a_vec (numpy.array) – the first vector

  • b_vec (numpy.array) – the second vector

  • c_vec (numpy.array) – the third vector

Return type

numpy.array, numpy.array, numpy.array

Returns

the three transformed vectors

getSimpleSlabVectors()

This sets the simple, i.e. two of the Miller indices are zero, transformation matrix into self.basis and sets the simple slab vectors.

getSlabVectors()

This sets the transformation matrix into self.basis. Basis vectors are chosen such that a and b axes are in the plane of the Miller plane, and c-axis is out of this plane (NOT necessarily normal to it). Also sets the slab vectors.

getSpanningVectors(st)

Return the spanning vectors of this bounding box.

Parameters

st (schrodinger.structure.Structure) – the structure

Return type

list of numpy.array

Returns

contains vectors spanning the parallelepiped and its sides

getBestSpanningVector(st)

Return the spanning vector with the largest projection onto the plane normal vector.

Parameters

st (schrodinger.structure.Structure) – the structure

Return type

numpy.array

Returns

the best spanning vector

getNumPlanes(st)

Return the number of planes that will fit inside the bounding box.

Parameters

st (schrodinger.structure.Structure) – the structure

Return type

int

Returns

the number of planes that will fit inside the bounding box

getInterPlanarSeparation()

Return the inter-planar separation in Angstrom.

Return type

float

Returns

the inter-planar separation in Angstrom

getRotationToZ()

Return the rotation matrix needed to rotate this plane to the XY-plane as well as its inverse.

Return type

two numpy.array

Returns

the rotation matrix that rotates this plane to the XY-plane and its inverse.

getSquareVertices()

Return the vertices of a square that lies in this plane. The square has and edge-length of 2 Angstrom. It is rotated from the XY-plane, centered on origin, into this plane.

Return type

list of numpy.array

Returns

the vertices of the squre that lies in this plane

getParallelepipedLineSegments(st)

Return the line segments that make this bounding box.

Parameters

st (schrodinger.structure.Structure) – the structure

Return type

list of tuples of heads and tails of 12 line segments.

Returns

the line segments that make this bounding box

getPlaneBoxIntersections(st, vertices)

Return the points where the plane containing the specified vertices intersects the parallelepiped.

Parameters
Return type

list of numpy.array

Returns

the points of intersection

getOrderedIntersections(intersections)

Return the provided list of planar points in counter-clockwise order.

Parameters

intersections (list of numpy.array) – some intersection points in a plane

Return type

list of numpy.array

Returns

those planar intersections in counter-clockwise order

getVertices(normal_vec, idx, draw_location=0, thickness=1)

Return a list of numpy.array containing vertices of a plane with the given index.

Parameters

  • normal_vec (numpy.array) – the normal vector

  • idx (int) – the plane index, the sign of the index controls whether behind or ahead of the normal vector origin

  • draw_location (float) – specifies the starting location at which planes will be drawn in terms of a fraction of the normal vector which has a length of one inter-planar spacing

  • thickness (float) – specifies the thickness or distance between consecutive planes in terms of a fraction of the normal vector which has a length of one inter-planar spacing

Return type

list of numpy.array

Returns

the plane vertices

getVerticesOfAllPlanes(st, draw_location=0, thickness=1, also_draw_planes_behind=True)

Return a list of lists of points where the set of planes intersect the parallelepiped.

Parameters

  • st (schrodinger.structure.Structure) – the structure

  • draw_location (float) – specifies the starting location at which planes will be drawn in terms of a fraction of the normal vector which has a length of one inter-planar spacing

  • thickness (float) – specifies the thickness or distance between consecutive planes in terms of a fraction of the normal vector which has a length of one inter-planar spacing

  • also_draw_planes_behind (bool) – whether to also draw planes behind the specified draw location, this is in addition to always drawing planes ahead of the draw location

Return type

list of list of numpy.array

Returns

where the planes intersect the parallelepiped