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.
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.
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.
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.
