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Brillouin zone and KPath

M
4

0
 X
kz

-2

-4

-6

-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
kx

a 2 ×a 3
b1=2π×
a 1 ×a 2 ×a 3

a 1 ×a 3
b2=2π×
a 1 ×a 2 ×a 3

a 2 ×a 1
b3=2π×
a 1 ×a 2 ×a 3

Г 0 0 0

() (
X
M
Г
2×π
0.5
0.5
0
0 0
0 0.5
0 0
)
Brillouin zone and KPath
8

4 K2 M K

2 M2 M6

0
K3  K6
kz

M3 M5
-2
K4 M4 K5
-4

-6

-8
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
kx
ScaleFactor 2*pi

0 0 0 Gamma

0.333333 0 0.57735 K

0 0 0.57735 M

-0.333333 0 0.57735 K2

-0.5 0 0.288675 M2

-0.666667 0 0 K3

-0.5 0 -0.288675 M3

-0.333333 0 -0.57735 K4
0 0 -0.57735 M4

0.333333 0 -0.57735 K5

0.5 0 -0.288675 M5

0.666667 0 0 K6

0.5 0 0.288675 M6

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