We review different approaches to description, classification, and understanding of intermetallic structures of any complexity. All these approaches are based on the representation of the intermetallic structure as a periodic graph (net). A special attention is paid to the nanocluster model, which enables one to separate structural units and to describe their assemblage in intermetallics with strict computer algorithms. We demonstrate the abilities of the model with analysis of 12,315 intermetallic structures from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database.

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从簇到晶体：金属间化合物的尺度化学

我们回顾了描述、分类和理解任何复杂金属间结构的不同方法。所有这些方法都基于将金属间结构表示为周期图（网）。特别关注纳米团簇模型，它使人们能够分离结构单元并使用严格的计算机算法描述它们在金属间化合物中的组合。我们通过分析无机晶体结构数据库中的 12,315 种金属间结构来证明模型的能力。