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Introduction:
The application of a set of rules leads to the assignment of the Miller Indices,
(hkl) ; a set of numbers which quantify the intercepts and thus may be used to
uniquely identify the plane or surface.
To determine the crystallography planes we take a unit cell with three axes
coordinate system.
Rules
i.
Determine the intercepts (a,b,c) of the plane along the crystallographic axes,
in terms of unit cell dimensions.
ii.
iii. Clear
iv. If
vii.The
General
Principles:
i.
ii.
The smaller a Miller index, the more nearly parallel the plane is to the axis.
iii.
The larger a Miller index, the more nearly perpendicular a plane is to that
axis.
iv.
v.
When the integers used in the Miller indices contain more than one digit,
the indices must be separated by commas. E.g.: (3,10,13)
vi.
By changing the signs of all the indices of a plane, we obtain a plane located at
the same distance on the other side of the origin.
Step 1: The given vector is passing through the origin of the coordinate system.
Intercept on
Intercept on
Intercept on
X Axis
Y Axis
Z Axis
a/2
Step 3: Since a=b=c, the intercepts will be: , 1 & 0. Multiplying throughout by 2
and enclosing within square brackets we get, [120] to be the direction indices of the
given vector.
Fig. a
Fig. b
Step 1: The given plane passes through the origin. Hence, the origin is shifted to the
adjacent unit cell as shown in fig.(b).
Step 2: Find the intercepts of the plane with the X, Y & Z axes:
Intercept on
Intercept on
Intercept on
X axis
Y axis
Z axis
-b
c/2
-1
1/2
Step 4: Enclose the indices in round brackets (parenthesis) we get (0-12) to be the
Miller Indices of given plane.
Family
of Equivalent Planes:
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