Abstract
The nature of the arrangement of atoms or molecules in a material in large measure influences the degree of order and hence its crystallinity. In a well-crystallized compound, the atomic array is periodic. Periodicity is related to the regular repetition of a representative unit of the structure along the directions in the crystal. The periodic atomic arrangement influences all of the properties, e.g., electronic, optical, and mechanical, of the material. To study the relationships between crystal structure and other properties, it is necessary to consider the different ways in which periodic arrays can exist in a crystalline substance.
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Wold, A., Dwight, K. (1993). Crystal Structure. In: Solid State Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1476-9_1
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