1. Crystal Structure Continued!
NOTE!!
Much of the discussion & many figures in what follows was\
constructed from lectures posted on the web by Prof. Beşire
GÖNÜL in Turkey. She has done an excellent job of covering
many details of crystallography & she illustrates her topics with
many very nice pictures of lattice structures. Her lectures on this
are posted Here:
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2. 2 d examples

3. Lattice Translation Vectors
In General
Mathematically, a lattice is defined by 3 vectors called
Primitive Lattice Vectors
a1, a2, a3 are 3d vectors which depend on the geometry.
Once a1, a2, a3 are specified, the
Primitive Lattice Structure
is known.
The infinite lattice is generated by translating through a
Direct Lattice Vector: T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3
n1,n2,n3 are integers. T generates the lattice points. Each lattice point corresponds to a set of integers (n1,n2,n3).

4. Rn  n1a + n2b 2 Dimensional Lattice Translation Vectors
Consider a 2-dimensional lattice (figure). Define the
2 Dimensional Translation Vector
Rn  n1a + n2b
(Sorry for the notation change!!)
a & b are 2 d Primitive Lattice Vectors, n1, n2 are integers.
Once a & b are specified by the lattice geometry & an origin is chosen, all symmetrically equivalent points in the lattice are determined by the translation vector Rn. That is, the lattice has translational symmetry. Note that the choice of Primitive Lattice vectors is not unique! So, one could equally well take vectors a & b' as primitive lattice vectors.
Point D(n1, n2) = (0,2)
Point F(n1, n2) = (0,-1)

5. The Basis Crystal Structure ≡ Primitive Lattice + Basis DIRECT LATTICE
(or basis set)
 The set of atoms which, when placed at each
lattice point, generates the Crystal Structure.
Crystal Structure
≡ Primitive Lattice + Basis
Translate the basis through all possible lattice vectors
T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3
to get the Crystal Structure or the
DIRECT LATTICE

6. Primitive r' = r + T (1) T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3
The periodic lattice symmetry is such that the atomic arrangement looks the same from an arbitrary vector position r as when viewed from the point
r' = r + T (1)
where T is the translation vector for the lattice:
T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3
Mathematically, the lattice & the vectors a1,a2,a3 are
Primitive
if any 2 points r & r' always satisfy (1) with a suitable choice of integers n1,n2,n3.

7. Don’t think of a1,a2,a3 as a mutually orthogonal set!
In 3 dimensions, no 2 of the 3 primitive lattice vectors a1,a2,a3 can be along the same line. But,
Don’t think of a1,a2,a3 as a mutually orthogonal set!
Usually, they are neither mutually perpendicular nor all the same length!
For examples, see Fig. 3a (2 dimensions):

8. they are neither mutually perpendicular nor all the same length!
The Primitive Lattice Vectors a1,a2,a3 aren’t necessarily a mutually orthogonal set!
Usually
they are neither mutually perpendicular nor all the same length!
For examples, see Fig. 3b (3 dimensions):

9. Crystal Lattice Types Bravais Lattice 
An infinite array of discrete points with an
arrangement & orientation that appears exactly the
same, from whichever of the points the array is viewed.
A Bravais Lattice is invariant under a translation
T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3
Nb film

10. Non-Bravais Lattices In a Bravais Lattice, not only the atomic
arrangement but also the orientations must appear
exactly the same from every lattice point.
2 Dimensional Honeycomb Lattice
The red dots each have a neighbor to the immediate left. The blue dot has a neighbor to its right. The red (& blue) sides are equivalent & have the same appearance. But, the red & blue dots are not equivalent. If the blue side is rotated through 180º the lattice is invariant.
 The Honeycomb Lattice is NOT a Bravais Lattice!!
Honeycomb Lattice

11. Five (5) & ONLY Five Bravais Lattices!
It can be shown that, in 2 Dimensions, there are
Five (5) & ONLY Five Bravais Lattices!

12. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells
Unit Cell  The Smallest Component
of the crystal (group of atoms, ions or molecules),
which, when stacked together with pure translational repetition, reproduces the whole crystal.
2D-Crystal S a b S S
Unit Cell S S S S S S S S S S S S

13. Unit Cell  The Smallest Component
of the crystal (group of atoms, ions or molecules),
which, when stacked together with pure
translational repetition, reproduces the whole crystal.
Note that the choice of unit cell is not unique!
2D-Crystal S S S

14. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells
Artificial Example: “NaCl”
Lattice points are points with
identical environments.

15. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells: “NaCl”
Note that the choice of origin is arbitrary!
the lattice points need not be atoms, but
The unit cell size must always be the same.

16. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells: “NaCl”
These are also unit cells!
It doesn’t matter if the origin is at Na or Cl!

17. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells: “NaCl”
These are also unit cells.
The origin does not have to be on an atom!

18. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells: “NaCl” Empty space is not allowed!
These are NOT unit cells!
Empty space is not allowed!

19. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells: “NaCl”
In 2 dimensions, these are unit cells.
In 3 dimensions, they would not be.

20. 2-Dimensional Unit Cells Why can't the blue triangle be a unit cell?

21. Can you find the “Unit Cell” in this painting?
Example: 2 Dimensional, Periodic Art! A Painting by Dutch Artist Maurits Cornelis Escher ( )
Escher was famous for his so called “impossible structures”, such as Ascending & Descending, Relativity,..
Can you find the “Unit Cell” in this painting?

22. 3-Dimensional
Unit Cells

23. 3-Dimensional Unit Cells 3 Common Unit Cells with Cubic Symmetry
Simple Cubic Body Centered Face Centered
(SC) Cubic (BCC) Cubic (FCC)

24. Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells
Simple Cubic (SC)
Conventional Cell = Primitive cell
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Conventional Cell ≠ Primitive cell

25. Face Centered Cubic (FCC) Structure

26. Conventional Unit Cells
A Conventional Unit Cell just fills space when translated through a subset of Bravais lattice vectors.
The conventional unit cell is larger than the primitive cell, but with the full symmetry of the Bravais lattice.
The size of the conventional cell is given by the lattice constant a.
FCC Bravais Lattice
The full cube is the
Conventional Unit
Cell for the FCC
Lattice

27. NOT Mutually Orthogonal!
Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells
Face Centered Cubic Lattice
Primitive Lattice
Vectors
a1 = (½)a(1,1,0)
a2 = (½)a(0,1,1)
a3 = (½)a(1,0,1)
Note that the ai’s are
NOT Mutually
Orthogonal!
Primitive Unit Cell
(Shaded)
Lattice
Constant
Conventional Unit Cell (Full Cube)

28. Elements That Form Solids with the FCC Structure

29. Body Centered Cubic (BCC) Structure

30. NOT mutually orthogonal! Body Centered Cubic Lattice Primitive Lattice
Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells
Body Centered Cubic Lattice
Primitive Lattice
Vectors
a1 = (½)a(1,1,-1)
a2 = (½)a(-1,1,1)
a3 = (½)a(1,-1,1)
Note that the ai’s are
NOT mutually
orthogonal!
Primitive Unit Cell
Lattice
Constant
Conventional Unit Cell (Full Cube)

31. Elements That Form Solids
with the BCC Structure
Note: This was the end of lecture 1

32. Cubic Lattices Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells
Simple Cubic (SC)
Primitive Cell = Conventional Cell
Fractional coordinates of lattice points:
000, 100, 010, 001, 110,101, 011, 111
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Primitive Cell  Conventional Cell
Fractional coordinates of the lattice points in the conventional cell:
000,100, 010, 001, 110,101, 011, 111, ½ ½ ½
Primitive Cell = Rombohedron

33. Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells Cubic Lattices
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Primitive Cell  Conventional Cell
The fractional coordinates of lattice points in the conventional cell are:
000,100, 010, 001,
110,101, 011, 111,
½ ½ 0, ½ 0 ½, 0 ½ ½,
½ 1 ½, 1 ½ ½ , ½ ½ 1

34. Simple Hexagonal Bravais Lattice

35. Conventional & Primitive Unit Cells
Points of the Primitive Cell
120o
Hexagonal Bravais Lattice
Primitive Cell = Conventional Cell
Fractional coordinates of lattice points in conventional cell:
100, 010, 110, 101,
011, 111, 000, 001

36. Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) Lattice: A Simple Hexagonal Bravais Lattice with a 2 Atom Basis
The HCP lattice is not a Bravais lattice, because the orientation of the environment of a point varies from layer to layer along the c-axis.

37. General Unit Cell Discussion
For any lattice, the unit cell &, thus, the entire lattice, is UNIQUELY determined by 6 constants (figure):
a, b, c, α, β and γ
which depend on lattice geometry.
As we’ll see, we sometimes want to calculate the number of atoms in a unit cell. To do this, imagine stacking hard spheres centered at each lattice point & just touching each neighboring sphere. Then, for the cubic lattices, only 1/8 of each lattice point in a unit cell assigned to that cell. In the cubic lattice in the figure,
Each unit cell is associated with (8)  (1/8) = 1 lattice point.

38. Primitive Unit Cells & Primitive Lattice Vectors
In general, a Primitive Unit Cell is determined by the parallelepiped formed by the Primitive Vectors a1 ,a2, & a3 such that there is no cell of smaller volume that can be used as a building block for the crystal structure.
As we’ve discussed, a Primitive Unit Cell can be repeated to fill space by periodic repetition of it through the translation vectors
T = n1a1 + n2a2 + n3a3.
The Primitive Unit Cell volume can be found by vector manipulation:
V = a1(a2  a3)
For the cubic unit cell in the figure, V = a3

39. Primitive Unit Cells A 2 Dimensional Example! P = Primitive Unit Cell
Note that, by definition, the Primitive Unit Cell must contain ONLY ONE lattice point.
There can be different choices for the Primitive Lattice Vectors, but the Primitive Cell volume must be independent of that choice.
A 2 Dimensional Example!
P = Primitive Unit Cell
NP = Non-Primitive
Unit Cell