Inorganic Solid Phases

Fe3O4 (T = 573 K) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): Fe3O4 rt
  • Structure Class(es): spinel family
  • Classification by Properties: antiferromagnet AFM, ferrimagnet FiM, ferromagnet FM, half metal, intermediate
  • Mineral Name(s): magnetite
  • Pearson Symbol: cF56
  • Space Group: 227
  • Phase Prototype: Fe3O4
  • Measurement Detail(s): automatic diffractometer; 20 (determination of cell parameters), automatic diffractometer; Philips PW1100 (determination of structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα; λ = 0.071069 nm (determination of cell and structural parameters), T = 573 K (determination of cell and structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): oxide
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined; temperature dependence studied, least-squares refinement; 10 variables; 95 reflections; F > 3σ(F), R = 0.0129; wR = 0.0157
  • Sample Detail(s): magnetite sample from Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Nagatoro, electron microprobe analysis; 0.13 wt.% MnO, 0.03 wt.% MgO, 0.02 wt.% TiO2; trace amounts of sphere crystals (CaTiSiO4), single crystal (determination of cell parameters), single crystal, 0.24 mm diameter (determination of structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: Fe3O4
  • Alphabetic Formula: Fe3O4
  • Published Formula: Fe3O4
  • Refined Formula: Fe2.94O4
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 227,ecb
  • Z Formula Units: 8
  • Density: ρ = 5.15 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

Published Data
Standardized Data
Unit Cell
Niggli-Reduced Cell
Space Group
a
b
c
α
β
γ
a/b
b/c
c/a
V

Atom Coordinates

Standardized

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation
Co-ord. No.
Atomic Env.

Published

Site
Element
Wyckoff Symbol
Symmetry
X
Y
Z
Occupation

Displacement Parameters

Anisotropic

Site
β11 [nm2]
β22 [nm2]
β33 [nm2]
β12 [nm2]
β13 [nm2]
β23 [nm2]

Experimental Details

Reference

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    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1614461

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    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

    villars.mpds@bluewin.ch

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    SpringerMaterials Release 2016.

    Data generated pre-2002: © Springer & MPDS & NIMS; post-2001: © Springer & MPDS

    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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