Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3B3C_cI56_214_g_h_a

  • M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)
  • D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)
  • D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

Ca3PI3 Structure: A3B3C_cI56_214_g_h_a

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Prototype : Ca3PI3
AFLOW prototype label : A3B3C_cI56_214_g_h_a
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : cI56
Space group number : 214
Space group symbol : $I4_{1}32$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A3B3C_cI56_214_g_h_a
--params=
$a$,$y_{2}$,$y_{3}$


Body-centered Cubic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & - \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & - \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24g\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & - \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(\frac{1}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{7}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(\frac{3}{8} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{8} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{I} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • C. Hamon, R. Marchand, Y. Laurent, and J. Lang, Etude d'halogenopictures. m. Structures de Ca2PI et Ca3Pl3. Sur structures de type NaCl, Bull. Soc. fr. Mineral. Crystallogr. 97, 6–12 (1974).

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds, ASM International (2013).

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