Geometry of Crystals
Geometry of Crystals
Crystal is a solid composed of atoms, ions or molecules that
demonstrate long range periodic order in three dimensions
The Crystalline State
State of
Matter
Fixed
Volume
Fixed
Shape
Gas
No
No
No
Isotropic
Liquid
Yes
No
Short-range
Isotropic
Solid
(amorphous)
Yes
Yes
Short-range
Isotropic
Solid
(crystalline)
Yes
Yes
Long-range
Anisotropic
Order
Properties
Lattice constants
a, b
Crystal Lattice
Not only atom, ion or molecule
positions are repetitious ¨C there are
certain symmetry relationships in
their arrangement.
Crystalline
structure
=
Basis
+
Atoms
A
B
C
b
a
Lattice
Crystal Lattice
a
a
r ? ua
One-dimensional lattice with lattice parameter a
a
b
a
?
b
Two-dimensional lattice with lattice parameters a, b and ?
r ? ua ??b
Crystal Lattice
r ? ua ??b ? wc
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