These are the 5 selected space groups with detailed points.
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5 Space Group -Eugene gumatab
CONTENTS P23 P 432 F23 I23 01 02 03 04 05 F432
01 P23
P23 Basic Info International Number 195 Crystal system Cubic Bravais Lattice Primitive (P) Point group 23 Space Group type Symmorphic a space group is considered " symmorphic " if all its generating symmetry operations, excluding lattice translations, leave at least one point fixed.
Symmetry Operations Design Business 3 two-fold rotations along [xyz] 8 three-fold rotations along the body diagonals such as [111], [1̅11], [11̅1], [111̅] 1 identity
Vertices asymmetric unit 1,0,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 0,1,0 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 1/2,1/2,1/2 0 ≤ z ≤ 1/2 y ≤ 1 - x z ≤ min(x, y) asymmetric unit is the smallest portion of a crystal structure that, when repeated through symmetry operations (like translation, rotation, and screw operations), generates the entire repeating unit cell.
3 + Symmetry
X Z Y 2 2 2 2-Fold Rotation ( –x, –y, z ) (–x, y, –z) (x, –y, –z)
02 P 432
Basic Info International Number 207 Crystal system Cubic Bravais Lattice Primitive (P) Point group 432 Space Group type Symmorphic indicate the symmetry elements: a screw axis along one direction and a 3-fold rotational axis along the diagonal. P 432
Vertices asymmetric unit 1,0,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 1/2,1/2,0 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 /2 1/2,1/2,1/2 0 ≤ z ≤ 1/2 y ≤ min(x, 1 - x) z ≤ y
Symmetry Operations Design Business 2 -fold rotations parallel to a 3 -fold rotations along the body diagonals such as [111], [1̅11], [11̅1], [111̅] 1 identity 4-fold rotations along the diagonal screw axis at the center of two 4-folds
Design Business 3-fold rotations along the body diagonals
Design Business 4-fold rotations 4-fold rotations parallel to a 4-fold rotations parallel to b with 1/2 away from the projections 2-fold rotations 2-fold rotations parallel to a 2 1 screw axis parallel to a between the projections
03 F23
Basic Info International Number 19 6 Crystal system Cubic Bravais Lattice Face-centered Point group 23 Space Group type Symmorphic F23 Even though F23 is symmorphic (strictly speaking), fractional translations arise from centering and symmetry operations that reproduce the full lattice by moving atoms by fractions of the lattice constants.
Vertices asymmetric unit 1/2,0,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 /2 1/2,1/2,0 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 /2 1/4,1/4,1/4 -1/4 ≤ z ≤ 1/ 4 1/4, 1/4, -1/4 y ≤ x max(x - 1/2, -y) ≤ z ≤ min(1/2 - x, y)
Symmetry Operations Design Business 2 -fold rotations along the projections 3 -fold rotations along the body diagonals such as [111], [1̅11], [11̅1], [111̅] and such 1 identity screw axis (2 1 ) parallel to a //
Design Business 2-fold rotations
Design Business 2 1 screw axis
Design Business 3-fold rotations
Axis Position: (0, y, ¼) This defines the line along which the screw axis operates.It's parallel to the y-axis at a fixed x=0 and z=¼. Translation Part: [0, ½, 0] After the 180° rotation, the atom is translated by ½ unit cell along the y-axis.
04 I23
I23 Basic Info International Number 19 7 Crystal system Cubic Bravais Lattice Body-centered ( I ) Point group 23 Space Group type Symmorphic
Vertices asymmetric unit 1/2,0,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 1/2,1/2,0 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 /2 1/4,1/4,1/4 ≤ z ≤ 1 /2 1/4, 1/4, -1/4 y ≤ min(x, 1 - x) z ≤ y
Symmetry Operations Design Business 2 -fold rotations parallel to the projections 3 -fold rotations along the body diagonals such as [111], [1̅11], [11̅1], [111̅] and such 1 identity screw axis (2 1 ) parallel to the projections in between the rotation
Design Business 2-fold Rotation 2 1 -Screw axis 3-fold Rotation along the diagonals 3 1 -Screw axis
Axis Position: ( 1/4, y , ¼) This defines the line along which the screw axis operates.It's parallel to the y-axis at a fixed x= 1/4 and z=¼. Translation Part: [0, ½, 0] After the 180° rotation, the atom is translated by ½ unit cell along the y-axis.
5 F432
F432 Basic Info International Number 209 Crystal system Cubic Bravais Lattice Face-centered ( F ) Point group 432 Space Group type Symmorphic
Vertices asymmetric unit 1/2,0,0 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 /2 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 /4 1/4,1/4,1/4 -1/4 ≤ z ≤ 1 /4 1/4, 1/4, -1/4 y ≤ min(x, 1/2 - x) -y ≤ z ≤ y
Symmetry Operations Design Business 2 -fold rotations parallel to the projections 3 -fold rotations along the body diagonals such as [111], [1̅11], [11̅1], [111̅] and such 1 identity screw axis parallel to the projections in between the regular rotation
Design Business 4-fold rotations 2-fold rotations 3-fold rotations
Axis Position: ( 1/3 + x, 1/6 + x , x ) This defines the line along which the screw axis operates.It's parallel to the y-axis at a fixed x= 1/3 + x , y= 1/6 + x Translation Part: [ 1/3 , 1/3 , 1/3 ] After the 1 2 0° rotation, the atom is translated by 1/3 unit cell along the axis.