FIZ Karlsruhe

FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure

Reliable crystal structure data of high quality play an important part in optimizing the development of new materials which foster innovation in various areas. FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure provides the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) - the world's biggest database of fully evaluated and published crystal structure data. Science and industry are offered high quality records that provide a basis for studies in materials science. ICSD contains more than 270,000 crystal structures of inorganic or metal-organic substances published since 1913. ICSD data is comprehensive, curated and is the perfect basis for finding answers on questions in materials research.