Cubic crystal system

Bravais Lattices and Crystal Classes

• Bravais lattices: primitive cubic, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic
• Crystal classes: 36 cubic space groups, isometric crystal system, hexoctahedral, crystallographic point group notation

Single Element Structures

• Primitive cubic structure: rare in nature, found in polonium
• Body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic structures: common in nature, examples include iron, chromium, tungsten, niobium
• Diamond cubic structure: found in carbon, silicon, germanium, tin

Multi-Element Structures

• Compounds with cubic crystal structures: based on the cubic system, interpenetrating sublattices, examples include caesium chloride structure and rock-salt structure

Specific Crystal Structures

• Caesium chloride structure: ions arranged in a primitive cubic lattice, coordination number of eight, found in alkali halides and rare earth intermetallic compounds
• Rock-salt structure: octahedral coordination, examples include sodium chloride and alkali halides
• Fluorite structure: Fm3m structure with a 1:2 ratio of ions, similar to rock-salt structure
• Zincblende structure: tetrahedral coordination, examples include zincblende and compound semiconductors
• Heusler structure: based on CuMnAl structure, common for ternary compounds involving transition metals
• Iron monosilicide structure: chiral structure associated with helimagnetic properties

Cubic Crystal System

• Definition and characteristics: one of the seven crystal systems, three mutually perpendicular axes of equal length, high symmetry and isotropy
• Common elements and compounds: examples include sodium chloride, diamond, metals, rare earth compounds, binary transition metal compounds
• Physical properties: high symmetry and isotropy, high mechanical strength and hardness, isotropic conductors or insulators, high optical transparency
• Applications: semiconductor devices, gemstones, electrical wiring, magnetism, optoelectronics
• Research and studies: synthesis, characterization, phase transitions, electronic structure, thermodynamic properties

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