The Face-Centered Cubic  Lattice

Primitive Vectors:

A1 = ½ a Y + ½ a Z
A2 = ½ a X + ½ a Z
A3 = ½ a X + ½ a Y

Basis Vector:

B1 = 0

 (Cu) 

  

Prototype: Cu

Space Group: Fm3m

Number: 225

Reference: Ashcroft and Mermin, p. 70

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