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The AFLOW standard encyclopedia of crystallographic prototypes provides a complete description of each structure, including formulas for the primitive vectors, basis vectors, and AFLOW commands to generate the standardized cells.

Electronic structure geometry files are available to download as CIF files or as input to several popular electronic structure programs. formats.

Number of prototypes in the encyclopedia: 2050

Search prototypes via space group, Pearson symbol, Strukturbericht designation, and chemical symbols.

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Added 267 new prototypes after Part 4 for a current total of 2050 structures

Added New Tutorials:

Plane Groups of Two Dimensional Periodic Systems

Chiral Structures and Sohncke Space Groups