The Crystallography Open Database (COD) is a database of
crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macro ...
structures.
Unlike similar
crystallography
Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Crystallography is a fundamental subject in the fields of materials science and solid-state physics ( condensed matter physics). The wor ...
databases, the database is entirely open-access, with registered users able to contribute published and unpublished structures of small molecules and small to medium sized unit cell crystals to the database. As of May 2016, the database has more than 360,000 entries. The database has various contributors, and contains
Crystallographic Information Files as defined by the
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). There are currently five sites worldwide that mirror this database. The 3D structures of compounds can be converted to input files for 3D printers.
See also
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Crystallography
Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Crystallography is a fundamental subject in the fields of materials science and solid-state physics ( condensed matter physics). The wor ...
*
Crystallographic database
References
External links
* http://www.crystallography.net
* http://cod.ibt.lt/
* https://archive.today/20130714225104/http://cod.ensicaen.fr/
* http://qiserver.ugr.es/cod/
* http://nanocrystallography.org
* http://nanocrystallography.research.pdx.edu/search/codmirror/
* http://nanocrystallography.research.pdx.edu
* https://crystallography.io/
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Crystallographic databases
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