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sknano.core.atoms.DipoleAtom

class sknano.core.atoms.DipoleAtom(*args, *, px=None, py=None, pz=None, **kwargs)[source][source]

An Atom class with electric dipole moment attributes.

Parameters:

element : {str, int}, optional

A string representation of the element symbol or an integer specifying an element atomic number.

px, py, pz : float, optional

px,py,pz components of DipoleAtom dipole moment.

Attributes

Z Atomic number Z.
element Element symbol.
fmtstr Format string.
m
mass Atomic mass ma in atomic mass units.
p Dipole moment p=qd.
px x component of DipoleAtom dipole moment vector
py x component of DipoleAtom dipole moment vector
pz z component of DipoleAtom dipole moment vector
symbol Element symbol.

Methods

rezero([epsilon]) Re-zero dipole moment vector components.
rotate(**kwargs) Rotate Atom dipole moment vector.
todict()
translate(*args, **kwargs)