Crystal structure prediction from first principles: The crystal structures of glycine

Here we present the results of our unbiased searches of glycine polymorphs obtained using the genetic algorithms search implemented in MGAC, modified genetic algorithm for crystals, coupled with the local optimization and energy evaluation provided by Quantum Espresso. We demonstrate that it is poss...

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Autores: Lund, Albert M., Pagola, Gabriel Ignacio, Orendt, Anita M., Ferraro, Marta Beatriz, Facelli, Julio C.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/46122
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/46122
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Crystal Structure Prediction
Mgac-Qe Predicts
Glycine Polymorphs
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Resumo:Here we present the results of our unbiased searches of glycine polymorphs obtained using the genetic algorithms search implemented in MGAC, modified genetic algorithm for crystals, coupled with the local optimization and energy evaluation provided by Quantum Espresso. We demonstrate that it is possible to predict the crystal structures of a biomedical molecule using solely first principles calculations. We were able to find all the ambient pressure stable glycine polymorphs, which are found in the same energetic ordering as observed experimentally and the agreement between the experimental and predicted structures is of such accuracy that the two are visually almost indistinguishable.