Silicon
Si
Description
Silicon crystallizes in a diamond cubic crystal structure, which consists of two interpenetrating face-centered cubic primitive lattices.
Properties
Semiconductor, brittle, crystalline.
Applications
Integrated circuits, solar cells.
Unit Cell Axes
a=5.43 b=5.43 c=5.43
Unit Cell Angles
α=90° β=90° γ=90°
Lattice Type
fcc
Grid Expansion
Appearance
Si Color
#7e838c
Bond Color
#94a3b8
Atoms: 18Bonds: 28
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