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    The coordination number of a simple cubic structure is 6, whereas it is 8 and 12 for BCC and FCC respectively. The atomic radius of a BCC crystal structure is a√2/4, where a is the lattice parameter. A reciprocal lattice provides a simple geometric basis for understanding wave behavior in crystals and the patterns formed in x-ray and electron diffraction.

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    The coordination number of a simple cubic structure is 6, whereas it is 8 and 12 for BCC and FCC respectively. The atomic radius of a BCC crystal structure is a√2/4, where a is the lattice parameter. A reciprocal lattice provides a simple geometric basis for understanding wave behavior in crystals and the patterns formed in x-ray and electron diffraction.

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    The coordination number of a simple cubic structure is 6, whereas it is 8 and 12 for BCC and FCC respectively. The atomic radius of a BCC crystal structure is a√2/4, where a is the lattice parameter. A reciprocal lattice provides a simple geometric basis for understanding wave behavior in crystals and the patterns formed in x-ray and electron diffraction.

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    Chapter 4

    What is the coordination number of a simple cubic structure?

    Coordination number is defined as the number of nearest neighboring atoms in


    crystals. The coordination number for the simple cubic structure is 6, whereas it is 8
    and 12 for BCC and FCC respectively.

    What is the atomic radius of a BCC crystal structure?


    Atomic radius is defined as half the distance between the centers of two neighboring
    atoms. The atomic radius of a simple cube and HCP is a/2 respectively, whereas it is
    a√2/4 and a√3/4 for FCC and BCC respectively.

    Consider the BCC unit cell shown above


    Using the triangle NOP
    2 2 2 2
    ( NP)  a  a  2a

    And then for triangle NPQ,


    2 2 2
    ( NQ)  (QP)  ( NP)

    But NQ = 4R, R being the atomic radius. Also, QP = a. Therefore,


    2
    (4R)  a  2a
    2 2

    4R
    a
    3
    Chapter 6

    Why do we need a reciprocal lattice?


    Reciprocal lattice provides a simple geometrical basis for understanding:
    a) All things of "wave nature" (like behavior of electron and lattice vibrations in
    crystals.
    b) The geometry of x-ray and electron diffraction patterns.

    BCC direct lattice basic vector:


     1   
    a  ( i  j  k )
    2
     1   
    b  (i  j  k )
    2
     1   
    c  (i  j  k )
    2

    Express the direct space lattice vectors such that they frame only a primitive unit
    cell.
      1 i j k
     b xc v   
    a  1 1 1  a  j  k
    v 4
    1 1 1

     c xa    
    b b  k i
    v
     
     axb   
    c c i  j
    v
    These operation will result in a prefactor about the calculated reciptocal lattice vectors, however
    these are relatively unimportant. They are essentially just scaling factors; it is the direction that
    encode the more important information.

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