Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A7B4_mC44_12_ac6i_4i-001

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Nb$_{7}$P$_{4}$ Structure: A7B4_mC44_12_ac6i_4i-001

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Prototype Nb$_{7}$P$_{4}$
AFLOW prototype label A7B4_mC44_12_ac6i_4i-001
ICSD 41238
Pearson symbol mC44
Space group number 12
Space group symbol $C2/m$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A7B4_mC44_12_ac6i_4i-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}, \allowbreak x_{10}, \allowbreak z_{10}, \allowbreak x_{11}, \allowbreak z_{11}, \allowbreak x_{12}, \allowbreak z_{12}$

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Nb I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Nb II
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb III
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb III
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb IV
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb IV
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb V
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb V
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VI
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VI
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VII
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VII
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VIII
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Nb VIII
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P I
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $- x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P I
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{10} + c z_{10} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{10} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P II
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{10} + c z_{10} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{10} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P II
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P III
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $- x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P III
$\mathbf{B_{21}}$ = $x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P IV
$\mathbf{B_{22}}$ = $- x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) P IV

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Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A7B4_mC44_12_ac6i_4i --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},z_{4},x_{5},z_{5},x_{6},z_{6},x_{7},z_{7},x_{8},z_{8},x_{9},z_{9},x_{10},z_{10},x_{11},z_{11},x_{12},z_{12}$

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