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Michael O'Keeffe1, Michael M J Treacy2
1School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Abstract:
Two- and three-periodic vertex-transitive (isogonal) piecewise-linear embeddings of self-entangled and interwoven honeycomb nets are described. The infinite families with trigonal symmetry and edge transitivity (isotoxal) are particularly interesting as they have the Borromean property that no two nets are directly linked. These also lead directly to infinite families of interpenetrating primitive cubic nets (pcu) that are also vertex- and edge-transitive and have embeddings with 90° angles between edges.
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