Information card for entry 3000243

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Moissanite 6O SiC
• Formula: C Si
• Calculated formula: C Si
• Title of publication: Insight into the structural, elastic and electronic properties of a new orthorhombic 6O-SiC polytype
• Authors of publication: El Mendili, Yassine; Orberger, Beate; Chateigner, Daniel; Bardeau, Jean-François; Gascoin, Stéphanie; Petit, Sébastien; Perez, Olivier; Khadraoui, Fouzia
• Journal of publication: Scientific Reports
• Year of publication: 2020
• Journal volume: 10
• Journal issue: 1
• Pages of publication: 7562
• a: 3.0778 ± 0.0006 Å
• b: 5.335 ± 0.0014 Å
• c: 15.1219 ± 0.0006 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 248.3 ± 0.08 ų
• Cell temperature: 291.66 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 291.66 K
• Number of distinct elements: 2
• Space group number: 36
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: C m c 21
• Hall space group symbol: C 2c -2
• Residual factor for all reflections: 0.0452
• Residual factor for significantly intense reflections: 0.0329
• Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections: 0.0438
• Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement: 0.0442
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for significantly intense reflections: 3.81
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement: 3
• Diffraction radiation probe: x-ray
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 1.54184 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: CuKα
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No