Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A4B3_oI14_71_ef_af-001

This structure originally had the label A4B3_oI14_71_gh_cg. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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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)

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Ta$_{3}$B$_{4}$ ($D7_{b}$) Structure: A4B3_oI14_71_ef_af-001

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Prototype B$_{4}$Ta$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label A4B3_oI14_71_ef_af-001
Strukturbericht designation $D7_{b}$
ICSD 44589
Pearson symbol oI14
Space group number 71
Space group symbol $Immm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4B3_oI14_71_ef_af-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

B$_{4}$Cr$_{3}$,  B$_{4}$Mn$_{3}$,  B$_{4}$Mo$_{2}$Ni,  B$_{4}$Nb$_{3}$,  B$_{4}$Ta$_{3}$,  B$_{4}$V$_{3}$,  B$_{4}$CoMo$_{2}$,  B$_{4}$FeMo$_{2}$


\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Ta I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) B I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) B I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) B II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) B II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) Ta II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) Ta II

References

Found in

  • R. Minyaev and R. Hoffmann, Transition-metal borides with the tantalum boride (Ta$_{3}$B$_{4}$) crystal structure: their electronic and bonding properties, Chem. Mater. 3, 547–557 (1991), doi:10.1021/cm00015a035.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4B3_oI14_71_ef_af --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{2},x_{3},x_{4}$

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