:orphan: .. status publishable .. product ICSD .. sectionauthor Shubham .. SME Shubham .. PR Alexander .. TW Kathy .. date 2018 .. _ICSDDTS: |medea| |icsd| - A Reliable Source of High-Quality Crystal Structure Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |medea|\ :sup:`®`\ [#TM]_ *ICSD* offers experimental crystal structure information for non-organic compounds, including ceramics, minerals, and metallic systems. With |medea| |icsd| (Inorganic Crystal Structure Database), you have access to the structure database most frequently cited in literature. [#ICSD]_ .. admonition:: **At-a-Glance** |medea| |icsd| is an indispensable resource for any solid-state materials research and engineering project. **Key Benefits** * Speeds up your modeling projects by providing validated experimental crystal structures * Seamless integration with all |medea| modules .. figure:: /Datasheets/images/ICSD-record-distribution.png :align: center |medea| |icsd| - Number of records by constituent count Together with |medea| |infomatica|, *ICSD* is the ideal starting point for any materials modeling project. With a few mouse clicks, search *ICSD* along with other |medea| databases, view search results in tables, sort by any type of available data, and visualize one or more chemical unit cells. Use as direct input for simulations, or as a building block for further editing and model construction. Specifications ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Extensive coverage for inorganic crystal structures. Total Number of Records: 217,000 * All entries include lattice parameters and atomic coordinates * 9,093 structure prototypes * Comprehensive data sets dating back to 1913 |medea| |icsd| provides many essential properties for experimentally determined crystal structures, as well as meta data on experimental conditions such as temperature, pressure, etc. .. * Provides experimental structures and property data for inorganic compounds .. * Offline search through more than 215,000 structure entries Key Features ^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Integration with |medea| |infomatica| provides fast, on-disk, cross-database search * Quick, efficient structure retrieval using an intuitive, menu-based query language * Regular database updates, along with |medea| updates * Compatible with all |medea| compute engines and |medea| property modules :myquote:`ICSD is an indispensable source of information for chemists, physicists, crystallographers, mineralogists, and geologists teaching or doing research in the field of crystallography.` :myquotee:`FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany` Properties ^^^^^^^^^^ * Atomic coordinates, interatomic distances, and angles * Lattice parameters, symmetry (space group), and site occupancy * Bibliographic references and detailed information on experimental conditions and setup * Experimental conditions * Structural descriptors, such as Pearson symbol, ANX formula, Wyckoff sequences, and temperature factors * Atomic coordination * Pair correlation function * X-ray diffraction (XRD) powder pattern (radiation source dependent) Required Modules ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * |medea| |menvironment| (includes |medea| |infomatica|) * |medea| |icsd| .. add for a column break, adjust where needed .. raw:: latex \newpage Recommended Modules ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * |medea| |mcod| * |medea| |pearson| * |medea| |ncd| * |medea| |mvasp| * |medea| |htlaunchpad| Find Out More ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Learn more about |medea| |infomatica| in the video tutorial: |youtube03.01| on the |youtube|. .. [#TM] |regTMinfo| .. [#ICSD] According to search in Google Scholar with the keywords "FIZ" and "ICSD". .. only:: html :download: :download:`pdf `