Niobium

Niobium: crystal structure

Here is some information about the crystal structure of niobium.

• Space group: Im-3m (Space group number: 229)
• Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 330.04 pm
  • b: 330.04 pm
  • c: 330.04 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of niobium:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

M. E. Straumanis, and S. Zyszczynski, J. Appl. Crystallogr., 1970, 3, 1.

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