Silicon has the diamond cubic crystal structure with a lattice parameter of 0.543 nm. The nearest neighbor distance is 0.235 nm. The diamond cubic crystal structure has an fcc lattice with a basis of ...

Artistic rendering of atomic structure of silicon carbide crystal showing defect (purple circle) and region of interest identified with quantum mechanical theory (silver sphere). Disclaimer ...

However, it can be made conductive by adding other elements to its crystalline structure ... bonds tightly with four surrounding silicon atoms creating a crystal matrix with eight electrons ...