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. 2016 Sep 13;3:160080. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.80

Table 2. Surface properties for a crystal.

Property Key Datatype Unit Description
Properties denoted by * are defined for each distinct surface.        
Weighted surface energy, γ¯ weighted_surface_energy float J m−2 Surface energy weighted by the Wulff shape’s facet areas.
  weighted_surface_energy_EV_PER_ANG2   eV Å−2  
Anisotropy, αγ surface_anisotropy float   Measure of the anisotropy of the surface energies weighted by relative importance.
Shape factor, η shape_factor float   Measure of the anisotropy based on the geometry of the Wulff shape.
Surfaces surfaces list   List of sub-entries describing an individual surface.
Surface energy, γhkl* surface_energy float J m−2 Surface energy corresponding to the most stable termination or reconstruction.
  surface_energy_EV_PER_ANG2   eV Å−2  
Miller index (hkl)* miller_index list   Miller index of the slab.
Task ID* tasks int   Task ID of the OUC and slab calculation the sub-entry properties were derived from.
Reconstruction* is_reconstructed boolean   Indicates whether the sub-entry properties corresponds to a reconstructed slab
Wulff surface area fraction* area_fraction float   Fraction of the Wulff shape’s surface area occupied by surface’s facets.
Slab structure* structure string   Slab used to model the surface as a Crystallographic Information File (cif).