Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A2B_tI12_140_h_a-001

This structure originally had the label A2B_tI12_140_h_a. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)

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Khatyrkite (Al$_{2}$Cu, $C16$) Structure: A2B_tI12_140_h_a-001

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Prototype Al$_{2}$Cu
AFLOW prototype label A2B_tI12_140_h_a-001
Strukturbericht designation $C16$
Mineral name khatyrkite
ICSD 198177
Pearson symbol tI12
Space group number 140
Space group symbol $I4/mcm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2B_tI12_140_h_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}$

Other compounds with this structure

Co$_{2}$B,  Cr$_{2}$B,  Fe$_{2}$B,  Fe$_{2}$Bi,  Ge$_{2}$Fe,  Hf$_{2}$Al,  Hf$_{2}$Ga,  Hf$_{2}$Ge,  Hf$_{2}$Ni,  Hf$_{2}$Si,  Hf$_{2}$Th,  Hf$_{2}$Zr,  In$_{2}$Ag,  Mn$_{2}$B,  Mo$_{2}$B,  Na$_{2}$Au,  Ni$_{2}$B,  Pb$_{2}$Au,  Pb$_{2}$Pd,  Pb$_{2}$Rh,  Sb$_{2}$Ti,  Sb$_{2}$V,  Sc$_{2}$Co,  Sn$_{2}$Co,  Sn$_{2}$Fe,  Sn$_{2}$Rh (HT),  Ta$_{2}$B,  Ta$_{2}$Ni,  Ta$_{2}$Si,  Ta$_{2}$Zr,  Th$_{2}$Ag,  Th$_{2}$Al,  Th$_{2}$Au,  Th$_{2}$Cu,  Th$_{2}$Ga,  Th$_{2}$Ge,  Th$_{2}$Pd,  Th$_{2}$Zn,  Tl$_{2}$Au,  Tl$_{2}$Pd,  Tl$_{2}$Pt,  W$_{2}$B,  Zr$_{2}$Co,  Zr$_{2}$Ga,  Zr$_{2}$Ni,  Zr$_{2}$Rh


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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(2 x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8h) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(2 x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8h) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8h) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8h) Al I

References

  • J. B. Friauf, The Crystal Structures of Two Intermetallic Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 49, 3107–3114 (1927), doi:10.1021/ja01411a017.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2B_tI12_140_h_a --params=$a,c/a,x_{2}$

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