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Coordination Analysis

Compute coordination numbers and nearest neighbor statistics for each atom.

Overview

Coordination Analysis computes coordination numbers and nearest neighbor statistics for each atom. It analyzes local atomic environments and detects under/over-coordinated atoms, which can indicate defects or surface sites.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
cutofffloat3.2Cutoff radius for neighbor search.
rdfBinsint500Number of bins for radial distribution function (RDF) calculation.

Output

{outputBase}_coordination.msgpack

interface PerAtomProperties {
    id: int;
    coordination: int;
}

interface CoordinationOutput {
    main_listing: {
        cutoff: float;
        rdf: {
            // radial distance bins
            x: float[];
            // RDF values per bin
            y: float[];
        };
    };
    "per-atom-properties": PerAtomProperties[];
}

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