Unit Cells and Layer Sequences
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Click the chemical formula to display one unit cell. Expand shows a little more. To increase further change the number of unit cells in the display options below.
For counting atoms within the unit cell, try display options "Translucent atoms" with either "Unit cell faces" or "Sliced spacefill inside unit cell" or individual layers.
Cubic
Po
Cs
Cl
Cs
Cl
Ni
3
Al
Cu
3
Au
ReO
3
CaTiO
3
Body Centered Cubic
Na
Fe
W
Cu
2
O
Cr
3
Si
Face Centered Cubic
Cu
Al
Na
Cl
Na
Cl
Ca
F
2
Ca
F
2
ZrO
2
Li
2
O
Li
2
O
Zn
S
Zn
S
CuCl
Diamond
Si
Cu
2
O
MnAlCu
2
Li
3
Bi
Li
3
Bi
BiF
3
CaSnF
6
Na
Tl
Na
Tl
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
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Translucent atoms
Coordination polyhedra
Sliced spacefill inside unit cell
Element Labels:
S
M
L
XL
XXL
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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
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Perspective
Antialias (slower)
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Last modified April 20, 2026.
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