Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB2_oF72_43_ab_3b

  • 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)

GeS2 ($C44$) Structure: AB2_oF72_43_ab_3b

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Prototype : GeS2
AFLOW prototype label : AB2_oF72_43_ab_3b
Strukturbericht designation : $C44$
Pearson symbol : oF72
Space group number : 43
Space group symbol : $\text{Fdd2}$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=AB2_oF72_43_ab_3b
--params=
$a$,$b/a$,$c/a$,$z_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$y_{2}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$


Face-centered Orthorhombic primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & =& z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} - z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& z_{1} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8a\right) & \text{Ge I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & =& \left(\frac14 + z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& \frac14 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac14 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{1}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8a\right) & \text{Ge I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & =&\left(- x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(x_{2} - y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(x_{2} + y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ y_{2} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{Ge II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & =&\left(x_{2} - y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(- x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- y_{2} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{Ge II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & =&\left(\frac14 - x_{2} - y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{2} - y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 + x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 - y_{2}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{Ge II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & =&\left(\frac14 + x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{2} - y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{2} + y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 - x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 + y_{2}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{Ge II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & =&\left(- x_{3} + y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(x_{3} - y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(x_{3} + y_{3} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&x_{3} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ y_{3} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{3} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & =&\left(x_{3} - y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(- x_{3} + y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{3} + y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{3} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- y_{3} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{3} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & =&\left(\frac14 - x_{3} - y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{3} + y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{3} - y_{3} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 + x_{3}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 - y_{3}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{3}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & =&\left(\frac14 + x_{3} + y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{3} - y_{3} + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{3} + y_{3} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 - x_{3}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 + y_{3}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{3}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & =&\left(- x_{4} + y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(x_{4} - y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(x_{4} + y_{4} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&x_{4} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ y_{4} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{4} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & =&\left(x_{4} - y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(- x_{4} + y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{4} + y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{4} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- y_{4} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{4} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & =&\left(\frac14 - x_{4} - y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{4} + y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{4} - y_{4} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 + x_{4}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 - y_{4}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{4}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & =&\left(\frac14 + x_{4} + y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{4} - y_{4} + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{4} + y_{4} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 - x_{4}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 + y_{4}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{4}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & =&\left(- x_{5} + y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(x_{5} - y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(x_{5} + y_{5} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&x_{5} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ y_{5} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{5} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & =&\left(x_{5} - y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(- x_{5} + y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{5} + y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{5} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- y_{5} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{5} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & =&\left(\frac14 - x_{5} - y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{5} + y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 + x_{5} - y_{5} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 + x_{5}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 - y_{5}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{5}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & =&\left(\frac14 + x_{5} + y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{5} - y_{5} + z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - x_{5} + y_{5} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 - x_{5}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac14 + y_{5}\right) \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{5}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(16b\right) & \text{S III} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • W. H. Zachariasen, The Crystal Structure of Germanium Disulphide, J. Chem. Phys. 4, 618–619 (1936), doi:10.1063/1.1749915.

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall–Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

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