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. 2022 Mar 16;7(12):10382–10393. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07063

Table 1. Calculated Equilibrium Lattice Constants a, b, and c (Å), Equilibrium Volume V03), Bulk Modulus B0 (GPa), and Its Pressure Derivative B0′, Band Gap (Eg) eV, and Band Type of SnO2 Polymorphs.

polymorphs a (Å) b (Å) c (Å) V0 (Å3) B0 (GPa) B0 band type Eg (eV)
Pa3̅ (205) pyrite 4.99     139.05 229 3.1 indirect 3.35
  4.9017       22617 317   0.8417
  5.11632       21632 4.732   3.4535
Fmm (225) fluorite 5.06     137.05 207 3.5 direct 1.83
  4.9935       28835 635    
  5.0832       20432 4.532    
I41/amd (141) 3.98 3.98 10.19 172.53 121 2.8 indirect 3.38
P42/mnm (136) rutile 4.83 4.83 3.24 76.30 190 3.3 direct 2.30
  4.7732   3.21232   19232 4.832   2.5837
  4.7235   3.1935   20435     2.7237
                3.4938
                0.8332
I4/m (87) 10.75 10.75 3.22 396.68 279 2.7 direct 2.41
Imma (74) 6.48 6.83 6.83 302.64 201 3.3 direct 2.37
Pnnm (58) CaCl2 4.82   3.24 76.27 191 3.3 direct 2.34
  4.82717   3.23617   17317 417   0.8922
  4.80832   3.22632   19532 4.632   3.6635
Pbcn (60) PbO2 4.786 5.840 16.12 452.59 185 3.3 direct 2.31
                1.1617
                3.7635
Pbca (61) ZrO2 9.35 4.95 4.74 276.78 178 3.5 indirect 2.31
  9.9735 5.1135 5.0235     435   0.8422
Pnma-I (62) cotunnite 5.21 3.20 6.21 155.72 249 4.8 indirect 2.15
  5.3335 3.3835 6.6735   22935 4   0.5235
Pnma-II (62) cotunnite 9.30 3.22 11.38 346.19 171 0.6 indirect 2.72