Cassiterite, SnO2
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  1. This structure uses octahedra
    and has a tetragonal unit cell

  2. Build an edge-shared octahedral chain
  3. Build a total of four octahedral chains
  4. Connect with two more octahedra
  5. Add neighboring atoms
  6. Unit cells
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    Materials with the same crystal structure include GeO2, MgF2, MnO2, PbO2, SnO2, TiO2, and ZnF2.

Developed in collaboration with the
University of Wisconsin Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Interdisciplinary Education Group   |   MRSEC on Nanostructured Interfaces
This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.  Last modified April 25, 2015 .