Although computational methods are generating a bewildering number of hypothetical zeolite structures, the selection of candidates for synthesis remains problematic. The presence of a flexibility window in the structure may turn out to be a useful criterion.
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Rivin, I. A lesson from virtual zeolites. Nature Mater 5, 931–932 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1792
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