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Dynamical refinement with multipolar electron scattering factors.

Barbara Olech¹, Petr Brázda², Lukas Palatinus²

¹Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

|March 21, 2024

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Combining dynamical refinement with the transferable aspherical atom model (TAAM) for 3D electron diffraction (ED) data improves crystal structure accuracy. This advanced method enhances electrostatic potential descriptions and refines atomic parameters more precisely than traditional models.

Keywords:

3D electron diffraction dynamical refinement electron crystallography microcrystal electron diffraction multipolar scattering factors quantum crystallography transferable aspherical atom model

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Area of Science:

Crystallography
Materials Science
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Dynamical refinement is a standard technique for analyzing 3D electron diffraction (ED) data.
Current dynamical refinements exclusively use the independent atom model (IAM).
Transferable aspherical atom models (TAAM) offer higher accuracy but have been limited to kinematical refinements.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate dynamical refinement with TAAM for 3D ED data analysis.
To evaluate the performance of this combined approach for the crystal structure of 1-methyluracil.
To compare TAAM parameters derived from different sources.

Main Methods:

Application of dynamical refinement combined with TAAM to 1-methyluracil crystal structure data obtained via precession ED.
Comparison of results using TAAM with those from the independent atom model (IAM).
Evaluation of TAAM parameters derived from periodic DFT calculations versus database values (UBDB/MATTS).

Main Results:

The combined dynamical refinement and TAAM approach improved residual Fourier electrostatic potential and refinement figures of merit.
Systematic changes were observed in atomic displacement parameters and hydrogen atom positions.
TAAM demonstrated superior performance over IAM, with DFT-derived parameters yielding better results than database parameters.

Conclusions:

Dynamical refinement with TAAM represents a significant advancement for 3D ED data analysis.
The choice of TAAM parameters critically influences refinement outcomes.
Periodic DFT calculations provide more accurate TAAM parameters than standard databases for detailed electrostatic potential analysis.