Meanings
plural hyperhoneycombs
- mathematicsA three-dimensional analog of a honeycomb structure
Simple examples are hyperhoneycomb and stripy-honeycomb lattices, which are realized in #92;beta-Li#95;#123;2#125;IrO#95;#123;3#125; and #92;gamma-Li#95;#123;2#125;IrO#95;#123;3#125;, respectively.
2015, Motohiko Ezawa, “Loop-nodal and Point-nodal Semimetals in Three-dimensional Honeycomb Lattices”, in arXiv
Origin
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