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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces2026

Unsupervised Classification of Local Clathrate Hydrate Structures.

Xinrui Cai, Alberto Striolo, Matteo Salvalaglio

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The quasi-liquid layer thickness controls clathrate hydrates' growth rate.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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Xinrui CaiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom.
Alberto StrioloSchool of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-8065
Matteo SalvalaglioDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3371-2090

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantifying and differentiating the structural characteristics of clathrate hydrates at the molecular level is crucial for understanding the properties that underpin hydrate-based technologies. While useful, current approaches lack sufficient resolution to discern, e.g., interfacial and dynamical structures. In this study, we present an algorithm based on Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) that accurately identifies different water states coexisting within clathrate hydrates. A key novel component is an effective cavity-finder algorithm, which provides input to the clustering framework. The new algorithm detects hydrate cavities by analyzing the number and type of constituent molecular rings around voids. Integrating the new algorithm with widely used order parameters (e.g.,

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