Unit Cells and Layer Sequences
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Display option "Sliced spacefill unit cell" or "Unit cell faces" with "Sliced spacefill inside unit cell" and "Translucent" or "Off" atoms recommended for counting atoms within the unit cell.
Cubic
Po
CsCl
or
CsCl
Ni
3
Al
or
Cu
3
Au
ReO
3
CaTiO
3
Body Centered Cubic
Na
or
Fe
or
W
Cu
2
O
Cr
3
Si
Face Centered Cubic
Cu
or
Al
NaCl
or
NaCl
CaF
2
or
CaF
2
or
ZrO
2
Li
2
O
or
Li
2
O
ZnS
or
ZnS
or
CuCl
Diamond
or
Si
Cu
2
O
MnAlCu
2
Li
3
Bi
or
Li
3
Bi
or
BiF
3
CaSnF
6
NaTl
or
NaTl
SiO
2
(high T)
CO
2
(s)
K
2
PtCl
6
Other
K
2
PtCl
4
(tetragonal)
C
6
H
6
(orthorhombic)
Hexagonal close-packed
Co
ZnO
Display options
Spacefill
Ball&Stick
Ball
Stick
Off
Translucent atoms
Coordination polyhedra
Sliced spacefill inside unit cell
Element Labels:
S
M
L
XL
XXL
Off
Unit cell:
Edges
Faces
Axes
1x1x1
2x2x2
3x3x3
5x5x5
Layer:
0
1/4
1/2
3/4
1
all
1/8
3/8
5/8
7/8
Spin
Perspective
Antialias (slower)
Background:
White
Black
Gray
Stereo:
Wall
Red Blue
90°
Off
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George Lisensky
.
Last modified October 10, 2025.
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