Lueshite (NaNbO$_{3}$) Structure: ABC3_oP40_57_cd_e_cd2e-001
| Prototype | NaNbO$_{3}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | ABC3_oP40_57_cd_e_cd2e-001 |
| Mineral name | lueshite |
| ICSD | 23239 |
| Pearson symbol | oP40 |
| Space group number | 57 |
| Space group symbol | $Pbcm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=ABC3_oP40_57_cd_e_cd2e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
NaNb$_{1-x}$Ti$_{x}$O$_{3}$
- Another possible structure for NaNbO$_{3}$ has been identified.
- If the aflow parameters are set to
--params$=a,1,\sqrt{8},1/4,3/4,1/4,1/4,1/4,3/4,1/4,3/4,5/8,1/2,1/2,5/8,0,0,5/8$ then the structure is equivalent to cubic perovskite $E2_{1}$.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4c) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4c) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4c) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4c) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Na II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Na II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Na II |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Na II |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{33}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{34}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{35}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{36}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{37}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{38}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{39}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{40}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8e) | O IV |
References
- A. C. Sakowski-Cowley, K. Lukaszewicz, and H. D. Megaw, The structure of sodium niobate at room temperature, and the problem of reliability in pseudosymmetric structures, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 25, 851–865 (1969), doi:10.1107/S0567740869003141.
Found in
- R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=ABC3_oP40_57_cd_e_cd2e --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},x_{3},y_{3},x_{4},y_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7}$