Theoretical cI16 AlN Structure: AB_cI16_217_c_c-001
| Prototype | AlN |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB_cI16_217_c_c-001 |
| ICSD | none |
| Pearson symbol | cI16 |
| Space group number | 217 |
| Space group symbol | $I\overline{4}3m$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB_cI16_217_c_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}$ |
- AlN naturally occurs in two forms (Liu, 2019): the stable wz-AlN wurtzite ($B4$) structure, and the high-pressure rs-AlN rock salt ($B1$) structure. A metastable zb-AlN zincblende ($B3$) structure can be synthesized via a solid-state reaction.
- (Liu, 2019) used a first-principles evolutionary technique to find four possible metastable phases: one in the sc16 structure, and three novel cubic structures, cF40, cI16 (this structure), and cI24.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | N I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | N I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | N I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | N I |
References
- C. Liu, M. Chen, J. Li, L. Liu, P. Li, M. Ma, C. Shao, J. He, and T. Liang, A first-principles study of novel cubic AlN phases 130, 58–66 (2019), doi:10.1016/j.jpcs.2019.02.009.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB_cI16_217_c_c --params=$a,x_{1},x_{2}$