Non-Covalent Interaction in Solids and Large Clusters

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding crystal assembly, starting from the small molecular oligomers to high-dimensional clusters and up the crystal structure, could give us a broad insight into the complexity of the mechanism of the clusters or crystals growth. Advanced experimental techniques can provide accurate information for the structural configurations of clusters or crystals, but they are not able to fully answer the reason why these molecules are compacted in such a higher dimensional structure. Theoretical investigation of the nature of intermolecular interactions between different clusters or crystal constituents can contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms that govern the formation of large clusters or solids. While different types of intermolecular interactions like hydrogen- or halogen bonds can give preferential directions for cluster growth, the higher-order nonadditive many-body Van der Waals (vdW) energy contributions can significantly change the characteristics of the cohesive energy that comes from pair-interactions.

This Special Issue will provide a common platform for experimental and modeling science in order to form a more comprehensive picture of these complex structure formations. Both original research articles and reviews in the fields of molecular self-assembly, crystal design, and intermolecular interactions are welcome.

Dr. Attila Bende
Dr. Claudiu Filip
Guest Editors

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