It is one of the cubic crystal system structures and one of the 14 kinds of translational lattice (Bravais lattice) structures. If the structural particles (atoms, ions, molecules or other atomic groups) of a specific substance are configured on each array, the specific crystal structure of the substance will be formed. In its unit cell of crystal, each vertex and each face center has a construction particle. The face-centered cubic structure is one of the most closely packed structures that can be formed by stacking single matter atoms.
Fundamental of Material Science -> Structural basis of materials