Silicon - ₁₄Si: crystal structures

• Space group: Fd-3m
• Space group number: 227
• Structure: diamond
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 543.09 pm
  • b: 543.09 pm
  • c: 543.09 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

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References

C. R. Hubbard, H. E. Swanson, and F. A. Mauer, J. Appl. Crystallogr., 1975, 8, 45.