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AFLOW Prototype: A2BC_mP8_11_2e_e_e-001

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EuFeAs$_{2}$ Structure: A2BC_mP8_11_2e_e_e-001

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Prototype As$_{2}$EuFe
AFLOW prototype label A2BC_mP8_11_2e_e_e-001
ICSD 19708
Pearson symbol mP8
Space group number 11
Space group symbol $P2_1/m$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2BC_mP8_11_2e_e_e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$

  • The structure measured by (Yu, 2017) had a composition Eu$_{0.87}$La$_{0.13}$FeAs, with the europium and lanthanum atoms sharing the third (2e) site. The lanthanum atom positions are slightly displaced from the europium positions.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) As I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) As I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) As II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) As II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Eu I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Eu I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Fe I

References

  • J. Yu, T. Liu, B.-J. Pan, B.-B. Ruan, X.-C. Wang, Q.-G. Mu, K. Zhao, G.-F. Chen, and Z.-A. Ren, Discovery of a novel 112-type iron-pnictide and La-doping induced superconductivity in Eu$_{1-x}$La$_{x}$FeAs$_{2}$ (x = 0-0.15), Sci. Bull. 62, 218–221 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.scib.2016.12.015.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2BC_mP8_11_2e_e_e --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{1},z_{1},x_{2},z_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},z_{4}$

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