Triangular bifrustum
TypeBifrustum
Faces6 trapezoids,
2 triangles
Edges15
Vertices9
Symmetry groupD3h
Dual polyhedronElongated triangular bipyramid
Propertiesconvex
Net

In geometry, the triangular bifrustum is the second in an infinite series of bifrustum polyhedra. It has 6 trapezoid and 2 triangle faces. It may also be called the truncated triangular bipyramid; however, that term is ambiguous, as it may also refer to polyhedra formed by truncating all five vertices of a triangular bipyramid.[1]

This polyhedron can be constructed by taking a triangular bipyramid and truncating the polar axis vertices, making it into two end-to-end frustums. It appears as the form of certain nanocrystals.[2][3]

A truncated triangular bipyramid can be constructed by connecting two stacked regular octahedra with 3 pairs of tetrahedra around the sides. This represents a portion of the gyrated alternated cubic honeycomb.

References

  1. ^ For instance, Haji-Akbari et al. use it in the latter sense: see Haji-Akbari, Amir; Chen, Elizabeth R.; Engel, Michael; Glotzer, Sharon C. (2013), "Packing and self-assembly of truncated triangular bipyramids", Phys. Rev. E, 88 (1): 012127, arXiv:1304.3147, Bibcode:2013PhRvE..88a2127H, doi:10.1103/physreve.88.012127, PMID 23944434, S2CID 8184675.
  2. ^ Kharisov, Boris I.; Kharissova, Oxana Vasilievna; Ortiz-Mendez, Ubaldo (2012), Handbook of Less-Common Nanostructures, CRC Press, p. 466, ISBN 9781439853436.
  3. ^ Yoo, Hyojong; Millstone, Jill E.; Li, Shuzhou; Jang, Jae-Won; Wei, Wei; Wu, Jinsong; Schatz, George C.; Mirkin, Chad A. (2009), "Core–Shell Triangular Bifrustums", Nano Letters, 9 (8): 3038–3041, Bibcode:2009NanoL...9.3038Y, doi:10.1021/nl901513g, PMC 3930336, PMID 19603815.

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