The Body Centered Cubic (A2) Lattice

Last modified 5 April 2001

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• Prototype: W
• Pearson Symbol: cI2
• Strukturbericht Designation: A2
• Space Group: Im(-3)m (Cartesian and lattice coordinate listings available)
• Number: 229
• Other Elements with this Structure: Li (at room temp.), Na, K, V, Cr, Fe, Rb, Nb, Mo, Cs, Ba, Eu, Ta
• Primitive Vectors:
  • A₁ = -½ a X + ½ a Y + ½ a Z
  • A₂ = +½ a X - ½ a Y + ½ a Z
  • A₃ = +½ a X + ½ a Y - ½ a Z

• Basis Vector:
  • B₁= 0

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