The NaCl Structure

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     (Na)   
B2  =  ½ A1 + ½ A2 + ½ A3  =  ½ aX + ½ aY + ½ aZ  (Cl)   

Prototype: NaCl

Space Group: Fm3m

Number: 225

Reference: Kittel Introduction to Solid State Physics, p. 17. 

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