Unit Cells and Layer Sequences
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Click the chemical formula to display one unit cell. Expand shows a little more. To increase further change the number of unit cells in the display options below.
For counting atoms within the unit cell, try display options "Ball&Stick" with either "Unit cell faces" or "Sliced spacefill inside unit cell" or individual layers.
Cubic
Po
Cs
Cl
Cs
Cl
Ni
3
Al
Cu
3
Au
Re
O
3
Re
O
3
Ca
Ti
O
3
Ca
TiO
3
Body Centered Cubic
Na
Fe
W
Cu
2
O
Cr
3
Si
Nb
3
Al
Face Centered Cubic
Cu
Al
Na
Cl
Na
Cl
Ca
F
2
Ca
F
2
ZrO
2
Mg
2
Si
Li
2
O
Li
2
O
Zn
S
Zn
S
Cu
Cl
Cu
Cl
MgAgAs
TiNiSb
Diamond
Si
Cu
2
O
MnAlCu
2
MnCo
2
Ge
Li
3
Bi
Li
3
Bi
Bi
F
3
Bi
F
3
Ca
SnF
6
Ca
Sn
F
6
Na
Tl
Na
Tl
SiO
2
(high T)
CO
2
(s)
K
2
PtCl
6
Other
CuAu
(cubic)
PtS
(tetragonal)
Si
2
Mo (tetragonal)
K
2
PtCl
4
(tetragonal)
FeCuS
2
(tetragonal)
PbO
(tetragonal)
TiO
2
(tetragonal)
C
6
H
6
(orthorhombic)
Hexagonal
Cu (ccp)
Co (hcp)
Zn
O
Zn
O
Zn
S
Zn
S
H
2
O
Show H-bonds
NiAs
CoS
Li
3
N
LiCoO
2
MoS
2
Cd
I
2
Cd
I
2
Cd
Cl
2
Cd
Cl
2
Display options
Spacefill
Ball&Stick
Ball
Stick
Off
Translucent atoms
Coordination polyhedra
Sliced spacefill inside unit cell
Full interior
Element Labels:
S
M
L
XL
XXL
Off
Unit cell:
Edges
Faces
Axes
1x1x1
2x2x2
3x3x3
5x5x5
Layer:
0
1/4
1/2
3/4
1
all
1/8
3/8
5/8
7/8
Spin
Perspective
Antialias (slower)
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Black
Gray
Stereo:
Wall
Red Blue
90°
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Last modified April 26, 2026.
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