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Perovskite structure

Perovskite is the mineral form of calcium titanate (CaTiO3).

Black cubes with a metallic luster.

Uses the general formula ABX3

Stresses the octahedral environment of Ti4+


Some textbooks and lectures use a unit cell with titanium in the middle. I won't put it here, since if you learn one unit cell then you can reconstruct the other.
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  1. Anonymous6 September 2012 at 04:49

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    1. Joe6 September 2012 at 17:09

      Thanks for showing me, it is nice to see other chemistry blogs. I will definitely be updating - I have at least 3 textbooks which I want to finish.

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  2. E23 July 2015 at 14:33

    Hi!
    I'm desperately looking for the reference of the image entitled "Stresses the octahedral environment of Ti4+". I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me with this.
    Thank you.

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    1. Joe23 July 2015 at 16:21

      Ah not sure, might have been from University of Calgary lecture notes. But 2008 house has the same sort thing, shows the Ti in an octahedral environment: http://i.imgur.com/qybUVYZ.png

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