
The dataset contains a large number of computational models and detailed spectral comparison, fitting, and deconvolution of a large set of FTIR data for crystalline and exfoliation kaolinite, nano-kaolinite and halloysite, nano-halloysite samples. The G1.xyz, G2.xyz, and G3.xyz files contain the initial structures for the first three generations of nano-kaolinite molecules. The compressed folder SVP-def2TZVP.zip contains the structural information relevant for comparing and contrasting the performance a double-zeta (SVP) and triple-zeta (TZVP) basis sets. The edge_protonation.zip folder guides the reader through the stepwise evaluation of various edge protonation models and shows the final converged results. The full_optimization.zip folder summarizes the stationary structure calculations at various levels of theory carried out for the G2 model.
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