crystal lattice
Noun
Meaning
a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal
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Although it may seem as a case of ionization, in reality the ions already exist within the crystal lattice.
Beside a chemical contamination, 249 Cf, being an alpha emitter, brings undesirable self-damage of the crystal lattice and the resulting self-heating.
For example, elemental gallium consists of covalently-bound pairs of atoms in both liquid and solid state—these pairs form a crystal lattice with metallic bonding between them.
In highly metal-rich metal chalcogenides, such as Lu 7 Te and Lu 8 Te have domains of the metal's crystal lattice containing chalcogen atoms.
Initial phasing further The data collected from a diffraction experiment is a reciprocal space representation of the crystal lattice.
In many superconductors, the attractive interaction between electrons (necessary for pairing) is brought about indirectly by the interaction between the electrons and the vibrating crystal lattice (the phonons ).