Au$_{2}$P$_{3}$ Structure: A2B3_mC20_12_eh_ij-001
| Prototype | Au$_{2}$P$_{3}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2B3_mC20_12_eh_ij-001 |
| ICSD | 8058 |
| Pearson symbol | mC20 |
| Space group number | 12 |
| Space group symbol | $C2/m$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2B3_mC20_12_eh_ij-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4e) | Au I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4e) | Au I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Au II |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Au II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | P II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | P II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | P II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | P II |
References
- W. Jeitschko and M. H. Möller, The crystal structures of Au$_{2}$P$_{3}$ and Au$_{7}$P$_{10}$I, polyphosphides with weak Au-Au interactions, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 35, 573–579 (1979), doi:10.1107/S0567740879004180.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A2B3_mC20_12_eh_ij --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,y_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4}$