Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB5_oC24_63_c_ceg-001

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BaZn$_{5}$ Structure: AB5_oC24_63_c_ceg-001

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Prototype BaZn$_{5}$
AFLOW prototype label AB5_oC24_63_c_ceg-001
ICSD 418610
Pearson symbol oC24
Space group number 63
Space group symbol $Cmcm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB5_oC24_63_c_ceg-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}$

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

Basis vectors

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

References

  • M. Wendorff and C. Röhr, Zink-reiche Erdalkalimetall-Verbindungen AZn$_{5}$ und AZn$_{11}$: Kristallstrukturen und chemische Bindung, Z. Naturforsch. B 62, 1549–1562 (2007), doi:10.1515/znb-2007-1213.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB5_oC24_63_c_ceg --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},y_{2},x_{3},x_{4},y_{4}$

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