Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC3_tP40_86_g_g_3g

  • 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)

$\beta$–LiIO3 Structure : ABC3_tP40_86_g_g_3g

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Prototype : ILiO3
AFLOW prototype label : ABC3_tP40_86_g_g_3g
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : tP40
Space group number : 86
Space group symbol : $P4_{2}/n$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=ABC3_tP40_86_g_g_3g
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{1}$,$y_{1}$,$z_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$y_{2}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$


  • LiIO3 is known to exist in three forms:
    • $\alpha$–LiIO3, stable below 473 K: (Zachariasen, 1931) originally determined that the structure of $\alpha$–LiIO3 was in space group $P6_{3}22$ #182, which (Hermann, 1937) designated Strukturbericht $E2_{3}$. (Rosenzweig, 1966) subsequently determined that the true structure was in space group $P6_{3}$ #173.
    • $\beta$–LiIO3, stable from 573 K up to the melting point at 708 K (this structure).
    • $\gamma$–LiIO3, stable between the $\alpha$– and $\beta$–phases, with an orthorhombic structure in space group $Pna2_1$ #33.

Simple Tetragonal primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & -x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & -y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & -y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & -y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{33} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{34} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{35} & = & -y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{36} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{37} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{38} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{39} & = & y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{40} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{O III} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • W. H. Zachariasen and F. A. Barta, Crystal Structure of Lithium Iodate, Phys. Rev. 37, 1626–1630 (1931), doi:10.1103/PhysRev.37.1626.
  • C. Hermann, O. Lohrmann, and H. Philipp, eds., Strukturbericht Band II 1928–1932 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1937).
  • A. Rosenzweig and B. Morosin, A reinvestigation of the crystal structure of LiIO3, Acta Cryst. 20, 758–761 (1966), doi:10.1107/S0365110X66001804.

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