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Lattice Planes and Miller Indices

This teaching and learning package provides an introduction to the method used to describe planes of atoms in a crystalline material. The practical uses of describing planes of atoms are also addressed.

A high resolution transmission electron micrograph showing planes of atoms in Boron-Nitride

Aims
Before you start
Introduction
How to index a lattice plane
Parallel lattice planes
How to draw a lattice plane
Bracket Conventions
Vectors and Planes
Examples of lattice planes
Draw your own lattice planes
Practical Uses
Worked examples
Summary
Questions
Going further

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A high resolution transmission electron micrograph showing planes of atoms in Boron-Nitride Micrograph library 546

First created: September 2006. Last updated: January 2008. Converted to HTML5: August 2018.

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