Pearson symbol

The Pearson symbol, or Pearson notation, is used in crystallography as a means of describing a crystal structure.[1] It was originated by William Burton Pearson and is used extensively in Pearson's handbook of crystallographic data for intermetallic phases.[2] The symbol is made up of two letters followed by a number. For example:

  • Diamond structure, cF8
  • Rutile structure, tP6
  1. ^ W. B. Pearson, "A Handbook of Lattice Spacings and Structures of Metals and Alloys", Vol. 2, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1967.
  2. ^ Villars, Pierre (1997). Pearson's handbook: crystallographic data for intermetallic phases (Desk ed.). Materials Park, Ohio: ASM. ISBN 978-0-87170-603-4.
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