Nickel

Nickel: crystal structure

Here is some information about the crystal structure of nickel.

• Space group: Fm3m (Space group number: 225)
• Structure: ccp (cubic close-packed)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 352.4 pm
  • b: 352.4 pm
  • c: 352.4 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of nickel:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

A. Taylor, J. Inst. Metals, 1950, 77, 585.

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