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Most of simple binary crystalline semiconductors have either zincblende (\(T_d\) face-centered cubic point-group symmetry) or hexagonal closed packed wurtzite structure (\(C_{6v}\) point-group symmetry) . They are derived from a cubic (fcc) or a hexagonal (hcp) structure.
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Hönerlage, B., Pelant, I. (2018). Symmetry-Breaking in Spin-Degenerate Conduction-Bands of Zincblende-Type Crystals. In: Symmetry and Symmetry-Breaking in Semiconductors. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 279. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94235-3_2
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