Difference between revisions of "Superlattice"
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<font color="blue">Superréseau</font> (''Fr''); <font color="black">Superreticolo</font> (''It''); <font color="purple">超格子</font> (''Ja''). | <font color="blue">Superréseau</font> (''Fr''); <font color="black">Superreticolo</font> (''It''); <font color="purple">超格子</font> (''Ja''). | ||
| − | A [[Direct lattice|lattice]] '''L'''' obtained by another lattice '''L''' by adding one or | + | A [[Direct lattice|lattice]] '''L'''' obtained by another lattice '''L''' by adding one or more sets of nodes is called a '''superlattice of L'''. The translation [[subgroup]] '''T'''' of '''L'''' is a [[supergroup]] of the translation subgroup '''T''' of '''L'''. The [[unit cell]] of '''L'''' is smaller than the unit cell of '''L''' and is therefore called a [[subcell]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 30 June 2008
Superréseau (Fr); Superreticolo (It); 超格子 (Ja).
A lattice L' obtained by another lattice L by adding one or more sets of nodes is called a superlattice of L. The translation subgroup T' of L' is a supergroup of the translation subgroup T of L. The unit cell of L' is smaller than the unit cell of L and is therefore called a subcell.