Crystallographic Positions

Body Centered
Face Centered
Cubic Structure
Cubic Structure
(BCC)
(FCC)
z z

y y

x x

Where Are The Atoms Located ?

 Crystallographic Positions

001 011

½½½

100
x
 Crystallographic Directions
Body Centered Face Centered
Cubic Structure Cubic Structure
(BCC) (FCC)
z z

y y

x x

In Which Direction Are The Atoms Touching?

Crystallographic Directions, [u v w]

[111]
[101]

[010]

x
 Crystallographic Directions, [u v w]

[121]
y

[010]

x
Crystallographic Directions, [u v w]

[101]

[011]

x
Family of Crystallographic Directions, <u v w>

z <110>

[110],[ 1 10],[1 1 0],[ 1 1 0]

[101],[ 1 01],[10 1 ],[ 1 0 1 ]
[011],[0 1 1],[01 1 ],[0 1 1 ]
[101]
or
[101]

[110]
or
x [110]
 Crystallographic Directions
Body Centered Face Centered
Cubic Structure Cubic Structure
z (BCC) z (FCC)

y y

x x

In Which Direction Are The Atoms Touching?

[111] for BCC and [110] for FCC
Crystallographic Directions: Linear Density (LD)
BCC: Atoms Touch Along the
[111] Direction 3a o = 4r
z
[100] Direction 2r 2r
LD = =
[111] a o  4r 
 
 3
= 0.866

y
[110] Direction 2r 2r
[100] LD = =
2a o  4r 
2 
 3
[110] = 0.612
x

[111] Direction 4r
LD = =1
Closest Packed Direction 3a o
 Crystallographic Directions: Linear Density (LD)
FCC: Atoms Touch Along the
[110] Direction 2a o = 4r
z

[100] Direction 2r 2r
LD = =
a o  4r 
 
 2
[111]
= 0.707
y [110] Direction: Closest Packed Dir.
[100]
[110] 4r
LD = =1
3a o

[111] Direction 2r 2r
LD = = = 0.408
3a o  4r 
3 
 2
 Crystallographic Planes
Body Centered Face Centered
Cubic Structure Cubic Structure
(BCC) (FCC)
z z

y y

x x

In Which Plane Are The Atoms Closest Packed?

 Crystallographic Planes: Miller Indices (hkl)
z
Given a Geometric Plane

If Necessary, Move the Origin

so that All Intercepts are
y Found within the Unit Cell

Determined the Intercepts

x z
Take Reciprocal

Change to Smallest Integer

y
(hkl)

x
Crystallographic Planes: Miller Indices (hkl)
z (111) z (010)

y y

x z (121) x z (020)

y y

x x
 Crystallographic Planes: Miller Indices (hkl)
z z

y y

z z’ z
x x
y’

(210) (021)
x’
y y

x x’ x
 Crystallographic Planes: Miller Indices (hkl)
z (121)

Given a Miller Indices (hkl)

If Necessary, Move the Origin.

y Move in the Positive Direction
for a Negative Indices

x z Take Reciprocal

Indicate the Intercepts

y Connect the Dots

x
 Crystallographic Planes: Miller Indices (hkl)
z
(211)
z’
Given a Miller Indices (hkl)

If Necessary, Move the Origin.

y Move in the Positive Direction
for a Negative Indices
y’

x z Take Reciprocal

Indicate the Intercepts

y Connect the Dots

x
 Family of Crystallographic Planes

z
{111} {111}

(111), ( 1 11), (1 1 1), (11 1 )

( 1 1 1), ( 1 1 1 ), (1 1 1 ), ( 1 1 1 )

y
(111)

x
 Series of Crystallographic Planes

(121)
y

x z

(010) y

x
 Crystallographic Planes
Body Centered Face Centered
Cubic Structure Cubic Structure
(BCC) (FCC)
z z

y y

x x
In Which Plane Are The Atoms Closest Packed?
{111} for BCC and {100} for FCC
 Crystallographic Planes: Planar Density (PD)
BCC: Atoms Touch Along the <111> Directions
and Are Closest Packed in {110} Planes

z BCC 3a o = 4r

(100) Plane πr 2 πr 2
PD = 2 =
a o  4r  2
 3 
= 0.589
y

(110) Plane 2π ⋅ r 2 2π ⋅ r 2
PD = 2
= 2
2a o  4r 
2 
 3
x
= 0.834

Closest Packed PD
 Crystallographic Planes: Planar Density (PD)
FCC: Atoms Touch Along the <110> Directions
and Are Closest Packed in {111} Planes

z 2a o = 4r

(100) Plane 2π ⋅ r 2 2π ⋅ r 2
PD = 2
= 2
ao  4r 
 2 
= 0.785
y

(110) Plane
2π ⋅ r 2 2π ⋅ r 2
PD = 2
= 2
2a o  4r 
2 
x  2
= 0.555
 Crystallographic Planes: Planar Density (PD)
FCC: Atoms Touch Along the <110> Directions
and Are Closest Packed in {111} Planes

z 2a o = 4r
(111) Plane

x π ⋅ r2 π ⋅ r2
3⋅ +3
PD = 2 6 = 0.901 Closest Packed PD
1 3 
 2ao ⋅ ao 
2 2 