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* has higher crsytal structure symmetry (the same as [[rutile]]) | * has higher crsytal structure symmetry (the same as [[rutile]]) | ||
* is metastable (hopefully) | * is metastable (hopefully) | ||
There are several other known [[polymorphs of silicon dioxide]]. | There are several other known [[polymorphs of silicon dioxide]]. <br> | ||
One of them is [[Seifertite]] which is also a denser and harder thah quartz. | |||
[[Category:Base materials with high potential]] | [[Category:Base materials with high potential]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 14 April 2021
Advantages:
- Silicon and oxygen are the two most common elements in earth's crust
- much lower than diamond but still decent hardness
Disadvantages:
- low crystal structure symmetry
- questionable passivatability
- much lower than diamond but still decent hardness
Related
Stishovite a polymorph of SiO2 other than quartz that is:
- much harder
- much denser
- has higher crsytal structure symmetry (the same as rutile)
- is metastable (hopefully)
There are several other known polymorphs of silicon dioxide.
One of them is Seifertite which is also a denser and harder thah quartz.