In our
research, we study solid state surfaces, their
construction (reconstruction) and everything else that
happens on surfaces exposed to chemicals. This
includes heterogeneous
catalysis and design of Triply
Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS) made out of a
single atomic layer.
In the most recent direction we explore
3D periodic surfaces of an sp2-hybridized
carbon, similar to graphene, but in the
hyperbolic space. We construct all of our
surfaces by t{3,7} pattern, known as the hyperbolic soccer ball.
Some examples of 3D surfaces are shown
below.
Fig. 2. 3D model of a
double-layered p-cell surface made of
heptagons, a stack of 4x4x4 unit cells.
Fig. 1. An example of a
3D-periodic Schwartz p-cell surface made out of
heptagons. In this particular case, two sides of
the surface are not equal.