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CrystalWalk : crystal structures, step by step
Author(s) -
Bardella Fernando,
Montes Rodrigues Andre,
Leal Neto Ricardo Mendes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s160057671700560x
Subject(s) - html5 , translational symmetry , visualization , software , computer science , crystal structure , crystallography , crystal engineering , crystallographic point group , lattice (music) , computational science , chemistry , physics , geometry , mathematics , multimedia , programming language , artificial intelligence , supramolecular chemistry , acoustics
CrystalWalk is a crystal editor and visualization software designed for teaching materials science and engineering. Based on WebGL/HTML5, it provides an accessible and interactive platform to students and teachers by introducing a simplified crystallographic approach that creates crystal structures by combining a lattice with a motif without the use of its internal symmetry. CrystalWalk is the first software to use solely translational symmetry, aiming to introduce engineering students to the basic concepts of lattice and motif. Although very restrictive from the crystallographic point of view, CrystalWalk makes it simple for students to experiment, reproduce and visualize, in an interactive manner, most of the crystal structures that are commonly introduced in materials science and engineering curricula.