Silicon (Diamond Cubic)

Silicon (Diamond Cubic)

allotrope
Si

The classic diamond-cubic structure that underpins all modern electronics

← Allotrope of Silicon

Every microchip ever made is built on this precise diamond-like arrangement of silicon atoms.

A crystalline allotrope of Silicon (space group F d -3 m :1), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 1526655).

Material

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Frame

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Crystallography

Catalogue identitySilicon — Fd-3m :1
FormulaSi
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupF d -3 m :1
Lattice (a, b, c) Å5.381, 5.381, 5.381
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)

Allotropes