Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB2_oP6_34_a_c-001

This structure originally had the label AB2_oP6_34_a_c. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)

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FeSb$_{2}$ Structure: AB2_oP6_34_a_c-001

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Prototype FeSb$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label AB2_oP6_34_a_c-001
ICSD 15003
Pearson symbol oP6
Space group number 34
Space group symbol $Pnn2$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB2_oP6_34_a_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}$

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

Basis vectors

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

References

  • H. Holseth and A. Kjekshus, Compounds with the Marcasite Type Crystal Structure. IV. The Crystal Structure of FeSb$_{2}$, Acta Chem. Scand. 23, 3043–3050 (1969), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-3043.

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB2_oP6_34_a_c --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$

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