What is the Packing Factor? Packing factor or Atomic Packing factor (APF) can be defined as the ratio between the volume of the basic atoms of the unit cell (which…
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Lattice Parameters
What are Lattice Parameters? There are many shapes and patterns of unit cells. To describe these shapes, we use lattice parameters or variables that describe the orientation of the unit cell.…
Unit Cell
What is a Unit Cell? Crystal structures are made up of repeating units of atoms in well defined locations in a lattice. In order to describe these structures, it is…
Space Lattice
What is Space Lattice? The three-dimensional network of imaginary lines connecting the atoms is called the space lattice. A crystal is an arrangement in three dimensions of atoms or molecules…