Strukturbericht

English: Classification of the ordered polyatomic crystal structures accoding to the Strukturbericht journal

Français : Classification des structures polyatomiques ordonnées selon le journal Strukturbericht

Designation and complexity of a crystal

Strukturbericht Designation	Crystal Type
A	Elements (monoatomic)
B	AB compounds
C	AB2 compounds
D	Am Bn compounds
E, F, …, K	More complex compounds
L	Alloys
O	Organic compounds
S	Silicates

Some famous structures:

A

• γ-Fe (austenite), fcc: A1;
• α-Fe, Na, bcc: A2;
• Mg, hcp: A3
• Diamond (C), silicon (Si): A4;
• β-Tin (Sn): A5;
• Graphite (C): A9
• Iodine (I₂), chlorine (Cl₂): A14;
• black phosphorus (P): A17;
• simple cubic: Ah;

• 
  Ah - 221
• 
  A1 - 225
• 
  A2 - 229
• 
  A3 - 194
• 
  A4 - 227
• 
  A9 - 194
• 
  A14 - 64
• 
  A17 - 64

B

• NaCl: B1;
• CsCl: B2;
• sphalerite (zinc-blende, ZnS): B3;
• würtzite (ZnS): B4;

• 
  B1 - 225
• 
  B2 - 221
• 
  B3 - 216
• 
  B4 - 186

C

• fluorite (CaF₂): C1 - 225
• pyrite (FeS₂): C2 - 205
• cuprite (Cu₂O): C3 - 224
• rutile (TiO₂): C4 - 136
• anatase (TiO₂<): C5 - 141

• 
  C1 - 225
• 
  C2 - 205
• 
  C3 - 224
• 
  C3 - 224
• 
  C4 - 136
• 
  C5 - 141

D

• cementite (Fe₃C): D0₁₁;
• corundum (Al₂O₃): D5₁;

• 
  D5₁ - 167
• 
  D5₁ - 167

E

• chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂): E1₁;
• Perovskite: E2₁;

• 
  E1₁ - 122
• 
  E2₁ - 221

H

• spinel (MgAl₂O₄): H1₁ - 227

• 
  H1₁ - 227

L

• Heusler (AlCu₂Mn): L2₁.
• (Cu₃Au)-Structure: L1₂. (also Ni₃Al,Ni₃Ge)

• 
  L1₂

See also

• http://www.aflowlib.org/CrystalDatabase/strukturberichts.html