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AFLOW Prototype: A4B4C_aP18_2_4i_4i_i-002

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Na$_{4}$SiO$_{4}$ Structure: A4B4C_aP18_2_4i_4i_i-002

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Prototype Na$_{4}$O$_{4}$Si
AFLOW prototype label A4B4C_aP18_2_4i_4i_i-002
ICSD 62594
Pearson symbol aP18
Space group number 2
Space group symbol $P\overline{1}$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4B4C_aP18_2_4i_4i_i-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \alpha, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak \gamma, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}$

Other compounds with this structure

K$_{4}$O$_{4}$Ge,  K$_{4}$O$_{4}$Pb,  Ka$_{4}$O$_{4}$Sn,  Na$_{4}$O$_{4}$Co,  Na$_{4}$O$_{4}$Ge


\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \cos{\gamma} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \sin{\gamma} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c_{x} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c_{y} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\c_{x} & = & c \cos{\beta} \\ c_{y} & = & c (\cos{\alpha} - \cos{\beta}\cos{\gamma}) / {\sin{\gamma}} \\ c_{z} & = & \sqrt{c^2 - c_{x}^2- c_{y}^2} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + b y_{1} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{1} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{1} + b y_{1} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{1} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + b y_{2} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{2} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{2} + b y_{2} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{2} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + b y_{3} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{3} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na III
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{3} + b y_{3} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{3} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na III
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + b y_{4} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{4} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na IV
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{4} + b y_{4} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{4} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Na IV
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + b y_{5} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{5} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{5} + b y_{5} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{5} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + b y_{6} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{6} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{6} + b y_{6} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{6} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + b y_{7} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{7}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{7} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{7}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O III
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{7} + b y_{7} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{7}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{7} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{7}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O III
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + b y_{8} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{8}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{8} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{8}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $- x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{8} + b y_{8} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{8}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{8} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{8}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + b y_{9} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{9}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\left(b y_{9} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{9}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c_{z} z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Si I
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{9} + b y_{9} \cos{\gamma} + c_{x} z_{9}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \left(b y_{9} \sin{\gamma} + c_{y} z_{9}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c_{z} z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2i) Si I

References

  • W. H. Baur, E. Halwax, and H. Völlenkle, Comparison of the crystal structures of sodium orthosilicate, Na$_{4}$SiO$_{4}$, and sodium orthogermanate, Na$_{4}$GeO$_{4}$, Monatsh. Chem. 117, 793–797 (1986), doi:10.1007/BF00810070.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4B4C_aP18_2_4i_4i_i --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\alpha,\beta,\gamma,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7},x_{8},y_{8},z_{8},x_{9},y_{9},z_{9}$

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