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Miller Indices

Miller indices are used to identify crystal planes and directions by specifying the intercepts of planes with the crystallographic axes. There is a set of rules for assigning Miller indices that involves identifying intercepts on the x, y, and z axes, specifying the intercepts as fractional coordinates, and taking the reciprocal of the fractional intercepts. Crystal planes intersect the three dimensional patterns of atoms in crystal lattices and define the unit cell shape and crystal structure. Negative index values are written with a bar over the integer and parallel planes have intercepts of infinity. The (011) plane is an example that passes through the diagonal of the unit cell.

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Miller Indices

Miller indices are used to identify crystal planes and directions by specifying the intercepts of planes with the crystallographic axes. There is a set of rules for assigning Miller indices that involves identifying intercepts on the x, y, and z axes, specifying the intercepts as fractional coordinates, and taking the reciprocal of the fractional intercepts. Crystal planes intersect the three dimensional patterns of atoms in crystal lattices and define the unit cell shape and crystal structure. Negative index values are written with a bar over the integer and parallel planes have intercepts of infinity. The (011) plane is an example that passes through the diagonal of the unit cell.

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We can define the orientation of a crystal plane by considering the intersection of the

plane and the main crystallographic axis of the plane. To assign Miller indices we must consider
set of rules, which deals with the intercepts and used to identify the surface and plane. There are
simple steps which can be used to assign the Miller indices to cubical crystal systems
1. First we will identify the intercepts on x,y and z axis.
2. Second we will specify the intercepts in the fractional co-ordinates.
3. Finally we will take the reciprocal of the fractional intercepts.
Crystal planes are related to crystal lattices, in these lattices there are three dimensional
patterns intersecting three sets of parallel planes. These planes are known as crystal planes. The
shape and structure of the unit cell and crystal lattice depend on crystal planes. The intersection
of these planes forms a three dimensional six face structure. Due to these planes the crystal
structure becomes visible and we can easily calculate the Miller indices.
We write indices in square brackets without commas, to write negative values we place a
bar over the integer. When the plane becomes parallel to axis, we take its intercept as infinity.
Crystallographic directions are defined as line between two points. In cases when the plane
passes through the origin, we choose an equivalent point or move to the origin.
The (011) is a plane from the section through the diagonal of the unit cell along with
those planes whose indices are the negative of these.

Works cited

http://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/miller_indices/lattice_examples.php

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