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Saturday, April 17, 2021

Rutile (TiO2) type Structure:

This type of structure is represented by TiO2 and other example are includes MnO2 , SnO2 , MgF2, NiFetc 

In Rutile structure:

O-2  = ions forms hexagonal cubic packing (HCP).

M+4 =Tetravalent cations are occupied 50 % (1/2) of octahedral voids (OV) while all the tetrahedral voids (TO) are empty.

HCP= Lattice points (LP) = O-2= 6

M+4 ions = OV (50%) =6 x 1/2 = 3

M3O6 = MO2

It means each HCP unit cell certain three (M+4 ) and  six (O-2 )ions


Related Questions:

What are the normal spinel structures?




Pervoskite (ABO3) type structure:

ABQ3 is a proto type solid where A is a divalent cation  and B is a tetravalent cation.

A+2 = Divalent cations

B+4 =Tetravalent cations

In Pervoskite structure:

A+2 = placed at corner of cubic unit cell

O-2 = placed at all the face centre

That means A+2 and O-2 ions combinelly form CCP/FCC like structure  and

B+4 = Tetravalent cations occupy the central octahedral voids (25% of total OV) i.e centre of the centre of the unit cell so general formula is ABO3

Other examples are BaTiO3, SrTiO3

Related Questions:

What are the normal spinel structures?