Godlevskite (Ni$_{9}$S$_{8}$) Structure: A9B8_oC68_21_acehik2l_4l-001
| Prototype | Ni$_{9}$S$_{8}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A9B8_oC68_21_acehik2l_4l-001 |
| Mineral name | godlevskite |
| ICSD | 63080 |
| Pearson symbol | oC68 |
| Space group number | 21 |
| Space group symbol | $C222$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A9B8_oC68_21_acehik2l_4l-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}, \allowbreak x_{10}, \allowbreak y_{10}, \allowbreak z_{10}, \allowbreak x_{11}, \allowbreak y_{11}, \allowbreak z_{11}, \allowbreak x_{12}, \allowbreak y_{12}, \allowbreak z_{12}$ |
- (Fleet, 1987) says that the actual composition of the sample is (Ni$_{8.7}$Fe$_{0.3}$)S$_{8}$ with no information about where the iron atoms are located, although the associated ICSD entry states that our Ni-II (2c) (Fleet's (2b)) site is half nickel and half iron.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (2a) | Ni I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Ni II |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4e) | Ni III |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4e) | Ni III |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Ni IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Ni IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ni V |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ni V |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4k) | Ni VI |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4k) | Ni VI |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | Ni VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $\left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $\left(x_{10} + y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{10} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{10} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S III |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S III |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S III |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S III |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{33}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{34}}$ | = | $\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8l) | S IV |
References
- M. E. Fleet, Structure of Godlevskite, Ni$_{9}$S$_{8}$, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. C 43, 2255–2257 (1987), doi:10.1107/S0108270187088176.
Found in
- P. Villars, H. Okamoto, and K. Cenzual, eds., ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Database (ASM International, 2018), chap. Nickel-Sulfur Binary Phase Diagram (1990 Singleton M.). Copyright © 2006-2018 ASM International.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A9B8_oC68_21_acehik2l_4l --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{3},y_{4},z_{5},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7},x_{8},y_{8},z_{8},x_{9},y_{9},z_{9},x_{10},y_{10},z_{10},x_{11},y_{11},z_{11},x_{12},y_{12},z_{12}$