• Formula : SiO2
  • Space Group : P1 (1)
    Centrosymmetric : False
    Dimensionality : 3D
  • Structure parameters
    a = 5.8657
    b = 5.1519
    c = 5.3377
    α = 92.6936
    β = 90.7338
    γ = 90.0688
  • Number of atoms per primitive cell = 12
    Total number of electrons per primitive cell = 64
  • Band gap = 5.0781 eV
    Direct Gap = 5.078 eV
    Metallicity = 0.000
    Topological Z2 indices ν = (0;000)
  • cif file - scf.in - scf.out - bands.in - bands.out
  • Reference:

    Framework silica structures generated using simulated annealing with a potential energy function based on an H6Si2O7 molecule Sample: 14,
    Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 21, 269 (1994)


Band structure with spin-orbit coupling