The simple cubic structure (sc)
In the simple cubic structure there is only one lattice point at each corner of the cube-shaped unit cell. They mark the position of either a single atom, or the same group of atoms, known as the motif, which is repeated across the lattice.
Which element is simple cubic?
Polonium, with atomic number 84, is the only element with a simple cubic crystal structure, and new theoretical work by a team of scientists at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno University of Technology, and Masaryk University explains why.
What is a simple cube?
simple cubic: The atoms or ions are at the corners of the unit cell only. unit cell: The smallest portion of a crystal lattice that shows the three-dimensional pattern of the entire crystal.
