CePdGa$_{6}$ Structure: AB6C_tP8_123_a_hi_b-001
| Prototype | CeGa$_{6}$Pd |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB6C_tP8_123_a_hi_b-001 |
| ICSD | 240161 |
| Pearson symbol | tP8 |
| Space group number | 123 |
| Space group symbol | $P4/mmm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB6C_tP8_123_a_hi_b-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
LaPdGa$_{6}$, SrAu(Au$_{0.5}$Ga$_{0.5}$)$_{2}$Ga$_{4}$
- The Springer Materials website gives SrAu(Au$_{0.5}$Ga$_{0.5}$)$_{2}$Ga$_{4}$ as the prototype, but we have chosen to use the stoichiometric CeGa$_{6}$Pd version.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (1a) | Ce I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (1b) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2h) | Ga I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2h) | Ga I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ga II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ga II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ga II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ga II |
References
- R. T. Macaluso, S. Nakatsuji, H. Lee, Z. Fisk, M. Moldovan, D. P. Young, and J. Y. Chan, Synthesis, structure, and magnetism of a new heavy-fermion antiferromagnet, CePdGa$_{6}$, J. Solid State Chem. 174, 296–301 (2003), doi:10.1016/S0022-4596(03)00223-8.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB6C_tP8_123_a_hi_b --params=$a,c/a,z_{3},z_{4}$