Fig. 5.

Function of polypentagonal waters. (A) The 50 semiclathrate waters are initiatively merged with an intrinsically disordered quasi-liquid layer (region I) constructed on the ice crystal lattice (region II). (B) The water cluster prism (e.g., the waters labeled 1−4) successively shares the positions of the waters constructing the first prism plane through the ACW mechanism. (C) The water cluster pyramidal (e.g., the waters labeled 5−7) also shares the positions of those constructing the pyramidal ice plane.