Points, Directions,

and Planes
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 Points, Directions, and Planes in the
Unit Cell

 Miller indices - A shorthand notation to

describe certain crystallographic
directions and planes in a material.

 Repeat distance - The distance from one

lattice point to the adjacent lattice point
along a direction.

 Linear density - The number of lattice

points per unit length along a direction.

Coordinates of selected points

 Planar density - The number of lattice in the unit cell. The number
points per unit area on a plane. refers to the distance from the
origin in terms of lattice
parameters.
 Determining Miller Indices of Directions

Directions in the Unit Cell z

1. Using a coordinate system, determine, the

coordinates of two points that lie on the direction.

0,0,0 0,½,0
y
2. Subtract the coordinates of the “head" point from
the coordinates of the “tail" point to obtain the
number of lattice parameters traveled in the direction
of each axis of the coordinate system.
x
0,½,0 - 0,0,0 = 0 ½ 0
3. Clear fractions and/or reduce the results obtained 4. Enclose the numbers in square brackets [ ]. If a
from the subtraction to lowest integers. negative sign is produced, represent the negative sign
with a bar over the number.
(0 ½ 0)*2 = 0 1 0
[0 1 0]
Rojo ?  1 1 1
2 2 2 = 111
Verde ? 
 1 12 
  
0113 3 3 = 012

Azul ? 
1
2   
1 1 6 = 361

Amarillo ? 
2
3   
0 1 2 = 413
 Rayo reflejado

Rayo Incidente

Castellan G. Fisicoquímica 2nd Ed. Addision

Wesley Ib.; (1987)
 Miller indices - A shorthand notation to describe
certain crystallographic directions and planes in a
material. Denoted by () or [ ]. A negative number is
represented by a bar over the number
a0
dcube 
h 2
 k2  l2 

x=1, y=1, z=∞

(110)
x=1/1, y=1/1, z=1/∞

x=1, y=1, z=0