Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A4BC_oC24_65_gip_h_j-001

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ThMoB$_{4}$ Structure: A4BC_oC24_65_gip_h_j-001

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Prototype B$_{4}$MoTh
AFLOW prototype label A4BC_oC24_65_gip_h_j-001
ICSD 41819
Pearson symbol oC24
Space group number 65
Space group symbol $Cmmm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4BC_oC24_65_gip_h_j-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}$

Other compounds with this structure

$\beta$-ErAlB$_{4}$,  ThReB$_{4}$,  ThVB$_{4}$,  ThWB$_{4}$


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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Mo I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Mo I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4i) B II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4i) B II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4j) Th I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4j) Th I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8p) B III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8p) B III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8p) B III
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (8p) B III

References

  • P. Rogl and H. Howotny, Ternäre Komplexboride mit ThMoB$_{4}$-Typ., Monat. Chemie 105, 1082–1098 (1974), doi:10.1007/BF00910277.

Found in

  • T. Mori, R. Cardoso–Gil, A. Leithe–Jasper, W. Schnelle, H. Borrmann, and Y. Grin, Synthesis and magnetic properties of the ThMoB$_{4}$\-type modification of ErAlB$_{4}$, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 07B730 (2008), doi:10.1063/1.2832855.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4BC_oC24_65_gip_h_j --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},y_{3},y_{4},x_{5},y_{5}$

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