MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

October 29, 2014

Assignment #4 in

3C-, 2H-, 4H & 6H SiC Densities

Abdalla Mohamed Abdalla
Ph.D. Student

MSE 604
Advanced Semiconductors
Dr. Koichi Nakamura
Associate Professor

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Calculate the density in g/cm3 for (1) 3C-SiC, (2) 2H-SiC, (3) 4H-SiC, and (4)
6H-SiC, by using corresponding lattice constants? Atomic weight of silicon and
carbon is 28 & 12, respectively.
Solution:
nM

(1)

= N

(2)

= N

(3)

= N

(4)

= N

a3

nM
A

a2 c

nM
A

a2 c

nM
2
Aa c

2(28+12)
6.0231023 (4.359610-8 )

=3.21 g/cm3

4(28+12)
2
6.0231023 ((3.07310-8 ) (5.04810-8 ))

=3.21 g/cm3

8(28+12)

= 6.0231023 ((3.073108 )2 (10.053108 )) =3.21 g/cm3

12(28+12)

= 6.0231023 ((3.073108 )2 (15.11108 )) =3.21 g/cm3