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About
The hexagonal polymorph of zinc sulfide: tetrahedral coordination like zincblende, but with ABAB layer stacking instead of ABCABC. Common for wide-gap nitrides.
Structure
PrototypeZnS (B4)
Crystal systemhexagonal
Space groupP6_3mc (186)
Latticea = 3.811, b = 3.811, c = 6.234 Å
Anglesα 90° · β 90° · γ 120°
Also crystallizes this way
GaNAlNZnOCdS
Sources
- Structure: Crystallography Open Database (COD)
- Lattice parameters: Wyckoff, Crystal Structures — a = 3.811 Å, c = 6.234 Å