Cu$_{2}$Te ($C_{h}$) Structure: A2B_hP6_191_h_e-001
| Prototype | Cu$_{2}$Te |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2B_hP6_191_h_e-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $C_{h}$ |
| ICSD | 655706 |
| Pearson symbol | hP6 |
| Space group number | 191 |
| Space group symbol | $P6/mmm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2B_hP6_191_h_e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2e) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2e) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Cu I |
References
- H. Nowotny, Die Kristallstruktur von Cu$_2$Te, Z. Metallkd. 37, 40–42 (1946), doi:10.1515/ijmr-1946-371-208.
Found in
- P. Villars and L. Calvert, Pearson's Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phases (ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 1991), 2nd edn.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A2B_hP6_191_h_e --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2}$