Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a-001

This structure originally had the label ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

If you are using this page, please cite:
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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Cobaltite (CoAsS) Structure: ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a-001

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Prototype AsCoS
AFLOW prototype label ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a-001
Mineral name colbaltite
ICSD 69129
Pearson symbol oP12
Space group number 29
Space group symbol $Pca2_1$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) As I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) As I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) As I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) As I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I

References

  • M. E. Fleet and P. C. Burns, Structure and Twinning of Cobaltite, Can. Mineral. 28, 719–723 (1990).

Found in

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

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=ABC_oP12_29_a_a_a --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3}$

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