Europium

Europium: crystal structure

• Space group: Im-3m (Space group number: 229)
• Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 458.1 pm
  • b: 458.1 pm
  • c: 458.1 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of europium:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

I. R. Harris, and G. V. Raynor, J. Less-Common Metals, 1969, 17, 336.

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