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

The Diamond (A4) Crystal Structure

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• see the structure from several perspectives;
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• download the coordinates of the atoms in these pictures in XYZ format.
• visualize the structure (Uses the JMOL Applet)

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• Prototype: C (diamond)
• Pearson Symbol: cF8
• Strukturbericht Designation: A4
• Space Group: Fd3m (Cartesian and lattice coordinate listings available)
• Number: 227
• Other Elements with this Structure: Si, Ge, Sn
• Reference: Ashcroft and Mermin, p. 76.
• Primitive Vectors:

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

• Basis Vectors:

  B1	=	- 1/8 A1 - 1/8 A2 - 1/8 A3	=	- 1/8 a X - 1/8 a Y - 1/8 aZ	(C)	(8a)
  B2	=	+ 1/8 A1 + 1/8 A2 + 1/8 A3	=	+ 1/8 a X + 1/8 a Y + 1/8 aZ	(C)	(8a)

See these vectors LaTeX output format.

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