Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB3_hR8_148_c_f-001

This structure originally had the label AB3_hR8_148_c_f. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)

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BiI$_{3}$ ($D0_{5}$) Structure: AB3_hR8_148_c_f-001

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Prototype BiI$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label AB3_hR8_148_c_f-001
Strukturbericht designation $D0_{5}$
ICSD 36182
Pearson symbol hR8
Space group number 148
Space group symbol $R\overline{3}$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB3_hR8_148_c_f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}$

Other compounds with this structure

AsI$_{3}$,  CrBr$_{3}$,  CrCl$_{3}$,  CrI$_{3}$,  FeCl$_{3}$,  RhBr$_{3}$,  SbI$_{3}$,  VCl$_{3}$,  VI$_{3}$


  • Hexagonal settings of this structure can be obtained with the option --hex.

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Bi I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Bi I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{2} - 2 y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(2 x_{2} - y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{2} + y_{2} - 2 z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{2} - 2 y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(2 x_{2} - y_{2} - z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{2} + y_{2} - 2 z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(x_{2} + y_{2} + z_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6f) I I

References

  • H. Br\aekken, IX. Die Kristallstruktur der Trijodide von Arsen, Antimon und Wismut, Z. Kristallogr. 74, 67–72 (1930), doi:10.1524/zkri.1930.74.1.67.

Found in

  • C. Hermann, O. Lohrmann, and H. Philipp, eds., Strukturbericht Band II 1928-1932 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1937).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB3_hR8_148_c_f --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$

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