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FIZ/NIST Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) - SRD 84

Metadata Updated: September 30, 2025

The Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) is produced cooperatively by the Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe (FIZ) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Components and devices used in a broad spectrum of technology sectors such as health care, communications, energy and electronics are manufactured from crystalline materials; the development of advanced crystalline materials requires accurate crystal-structure data. SRD 84 ICSD provides critically evaluated, comprehensive crystal-structure data and search software that enable phase identification by their characteristic diffraction patterns using X-rays, neutrons and electrons. SRD 84 ICSD contains full crystallographic and atomic-position information for more than 180,000 non-organic materials, including inorganics, ceramics, minerals, pure elements, metals and intermetallics, published in literature from 1913 through the present. ICSD is updated twice a year, with each update comprising about 2,000 to 10,000 new or re-evaluated entries. Data items include bibliographic information, compound designation such as chemical name, chemical formula, mineral name; and crystallographic parameters such as unit cell, space group, element symbol with numbering, oxidation state, multiplicity for Wyckoff position, x,y,z coordinates, site occupation, thermal parameters and reliability index R, among others. A free demonstration CD which includes a comprehensive user interface, FindIt, for a demo database is available upon request or can be downloaded from the website https://www.nist.gov/srd/nist-standard-reference-database-84.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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References

https://www.nist.gov/document/09-0303-scimanicsdv1pdf

Dates

Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
Data Update Frequency irregular

Metadata Source

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Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date September 30, 2025
Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maintainer
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Data Last Modified 2015-01-01 00:00:00
Rights This database consists of a one year subscription, with two releases per year, which must be renewed to continue use. For more information please visit http://nist.gov/srd/nist84.cfm
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Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
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License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
Program Code 006:052
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