The symmetry and packing fraction of the body centered tetragonal structure

It is shown that for different ratios of lattice parameters, c/a, the body centered tetragonal structure may be view as body centered tetragonal, body centered cubic, face centered cubic or hexagonal. This illustrates that the apparent symmetry of a lattice depends on the choice of the conventional unit cell.

Solid-State Physics ,

Crystal Structure ,

Body Centered Tetragonal Structure ,

Crystallographic Symmetry ,

Packing Fraction ,