Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3BC2_hP12_194_ce_d_f-001

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Fe$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$ Structure: A3BC2_hP12_194_ce_d_f-001

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Prototype Fe$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label A3BC2_hP12_194_ce_d_f-001
ICSD 415616
Pearson symbol hP12
Space group number 194
Space group symbol $P6_3/mmc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A3BC2_hP12_194_ce_d_f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

Ni$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$


  • (Deiseroth, 2006) note that the Fe (2c) site has 83% occupancy, and Ge (2d) 99%. The nearly isostructural Ni$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$ is identical to the parent structure with nickel on the iron sites, except that the Ni (2c) site is split: the (2c) site is 70% occupied, and the (2a) (0,0,0) site contains 25% nickel.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) Ge I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2d) Ge I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Te I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Te I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Te I
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Te I

References

  • H. Deiseroth, K. Aleksandrov, C. Reiner, L. Kienle, and R. K. Kremer, Fe$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$ and Ni$_{3}$GeTe$_{2}$ - Two New Layered Transitionā€Metal Compounds: Crystal Structures, HRTEM Investigations, and Magnetic and Electrical Properties, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 1561–1567 (2006), doi:10.1002/ejic.200501020.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A3BC2_hP12_194_ce_d_f --params=$a,c/a,z_{3},z_{4}$

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