Crystal Lattice Structures:	Reference Date:  1 Sep 1995
	Last Modified: 21 Oct 2004

The Face-Centered Cubic (A1) Lattice

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• Prototype: Cu
• Pearson Symbol: cF4
• Strukturbericht Designation: A1
• Space Group: Fm3m (Cartesian and lattice coordinate listings available)
• Number: 225
• Reference: Ashcroft and Mermin, p. 70.
• Other Elements with this Structure: Al, Cu, Ni, Sr, Rh, Pd, Ag, Ce, Tb, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, Th
• Primitive Vectors:

  A1	=	½ a Y + ½ a Z
  A2	=	½ a X + ½ a Z
  A3	=	½ a X + ½ a Y

• Basis Vector:

  B1 = 0

  (Cu)

  (4a)

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