Crystal structure of Cu2Se

The crystal structures of the low-temperature (space group C2/c, Pearson symbol mS144, a = 7.1379(4) Å, b = 12.3823(7) Å, с = 27.3904(9)Å, β = 94.308º,R I = 0.0765) and high-temperature (space group Fm-3m, Pearson symbol cF12, a = 5.859(1) Å, R1 = 0.0391) modifications of Cu 2 Se were determined by means of X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction.The basic features of the two modifications are similar.The Se atoms are stacked in a close-packed arrangement with the layers in the sequence ABC.The Cu atoms are distributed over all tetrahedral interstices.The positions of Cu are completely ordered in the lowtemperature modification, whereas they are disordered in the high-temperature modification.Cu compounds / Chalcogenides / X-ray single crystal diffraction / X-ray powder diffraction / Crystal structures