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Past exam of the condensed matter physics course of the University of Oxford 2021 1 c Solution by
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For the cubic crystal system, the Miller indices satisfyThe inverse squared interplanar spacings have ratios approximately . With the lattice constant close to , the appropriate squared-index sums are . Thus the four powder diffraction rings areThe braces collect all symmetry-related lattice planes with the same interplanar spacing. In particular, is forbidden for both a body-centered cubic lattice and a face-centered cubic lattice, but occurs for a primitive cubic lattice. These observations identify the Bravais lattice as primitive cubic lattice, with a multi-atom atomic basis, consistent with a perovskite structure.
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