ZnTe (high-pressure) Structure: AB_hP6_144_a_a-001
| Prototype | TeZn |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB_hP6_144_a_a-001 |
| ICSD | 80076 |
| Pearson symbol | hP6 |
| Space group number | 144 |
| Space group symbol | $P3_1$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB_hP6_144_a_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
- This structure was determined at 11.5 GPa.
- This structure can also be found in the enantiomorphic space group $P3_{2}$ #145.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{1} + y_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{1} - 2 y_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{2}{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{1} - y_{1}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(3 z_{1} + 2\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Zn I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - 2 y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Zn I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{2}{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(3 z_{2} + 2\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (3a) | Zn I |
References
- K. Kusaba and D. J. Weidner, Structure of high pressure phase I in ZnTe, AIP Conference Proceedings 309, 553 (1994), doi:10.1063/1.46096.
Found in
- P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB_hP6_144_a_a --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$