International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume D
Physical properties of crystals
Edited by A. Authier

International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. D. ch. 1.5, p. 112

Table 1.5.2.4 

A. S. Borovik-Romanova and H. Grimmerb*

a P. L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Street 2, 119334 Moscow, Russia, and bLabor für Neutronenstreuung, ETH Zurich, and Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5234 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Correspondence e-mail:  hans.grimmer@psi.ch

Table 1.5.2.4 | top | pdf |
List of the magnetic classes in which ferromagnetism is admitted

(a) Triclinic

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi C}_{1}}] [{1}] Any
[{{\bi C}_{i}}] [{\bar{1}}] Any

(b) Monoclinic

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi C}_{2}}] [{2}] [{ \parallel {2}}]
[{{\bi C}_{2}({\bi C}_{1})}] [{2'}] [{\perp{2'}}]
[{{\bi C}_{s}={\bi C}_{1h}}] [{m}] [{\perp{m}}]
[{{\bi C}_{s}({\bi C}_{1})}] [{m'}] [{ \parallel {m'}}]
[{{\bi C}_{2h}}] [{2/m}] [{ \parallel {2}}]
[{{\bi C}_{2h}({\bi C}_{i})}] [{2'/m'}] [{ \parallel {m'}}]

(c) Orthorhombic

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi D}_{2}({\bi C}_{2})}] [{22'2'}] [{ \parallel {2}}]
[{{\bi C}_{2v}({\bi C}_{2})}] [{m'm'2}] [{ \parallel {2}}]
[{{\bi C}_{2v}({\bi C}_{s})}] [{m'm2'}] [{\perp{m}}]
[{{\bi D}_{2h}({\bi C}_{2h})}] [{mm'm'}] [{\perp{m}}]

(d) Tetragonal

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi C}_{4}}] [{4}] [{ \parallel {4}}]
[{{\bi S}_{4}}] [{\bar{4}}] [{ \parallel {\bar{4}}}]
[{{\bi C}_{4h}}] [{4/m}] [{ \parallel {4}}]
[{{\bi D}_{4}({\bi C}_{4})}] [{42'2'}] [{ \parallel {4}}]
[{{\bi C}_{4v}({\bi C}_{4})}] [{4m'm'}] [{ \parallel {4}}]
[{{\bi D}_{2d}({\bi S}_{4})}] [{{\bar{4}} 2'm'}] [{ \parallel {\bar{4}}}]
[{{\bi D}_{4h}({\bi C}_{4h})}] [{4/mm'm'}] [{ \parallel {4}}]

(e) Trigonal

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi C}_{3}}] [{3}] [{ \parallel {3}}]
[{{\bi S}_{6}}] [{\bar{3}}] [{ \parallel {3}}]
[{{\bi D}_{3}({\bi C}_{3})}] [{32'}] [{ \parallel {3}}]
[{{\bi C}_{3v}({\bi C}_{3})}] [{3m'}] [{ \parallel {3}}]
[{{\bi D}_{3d}({\bi S}_{6})}] [{{\bar{3}} m'}] [{ \parallel {3}}]

(f) Hexagonal

Symbol of symmetry class Allowed direction of Ms
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{{\bi C}_{6}}] [{6}] [{ \parallel {6}}]
[{{\bi C}_{3h}}] [{\bar{6}}] [{ \parallel {\bar{6}}}]
[{{\bi C}_{6h}}] [{6/m}] [{ \parallel {6}}]
[{{\bi D}_{6}({\bi C}_{6})}] [{62'2'}] [{ \parallel {6}}]
[{{\bi C}_{6v}({\bi C}_{6})}] [{6m'm'}] [{ \parallel {6}}]
[{{\bi D}_{3h}({\bi C}_{3h})}] [{{\bar{6}} m'2'}] [{ \parallel {\bar{6}}}]
[{{\bi D}_{6h}({\bi C}_{6h})}] [{6/mm'm'}] [{ \parallel {6}}]