Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC3_hR10_148_c_c_f-001

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FePSe$_{3}$ Structure: ABC3_hR10_148_c_c_f-001

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Prototype FePSe$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label ABC3_hR10_148_c_c_f-001
ICSD 86272
Pearson symbol hR10
Space group number 148
Space group symbol $R\overline{3}$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=ABC3_hR10_148_c_c_f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$

Other compounds with this structure

CrGeTe$_{3}$,  CrSiTe$_{3}$,  MnPSe$_{3}$


  • We use the data taken by (Wiedenmann, 1981) at 15K, while the ICSD entry used their data at 154K.
  • (Klingen, 1973) placed this structure in the non-centrosymmetric space group $R3$ #146.
  • For quaternary compounds in this structure, see Li$_{2}$ZrTeO$_{6}$.
  • Hexagonal settings of this structure can be obtained with the option --hex.

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

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

References

  • A. Wiedenmann, J. Rossat-Mignod, A. Louisy, R. Brec, and J. Rouxel, Neutron diffraction study of the layered compounds MnPSe$_{3}$ and FePSe$_{3}$, Solid State Commun. 40, 1067–1072 (1981), doi:10.1016/0038-1098(81)90253-2.
  • W. Klingen, G. Eulenberger, and H. Hahn, Uber die Kristallstrukturen von Fe$_{2}$P$_{2}$Se6 und Fe$_{2}$P$_{2}$S$_{6}$, Z. Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 401, 97–112 (1973), doi:10.1002/zaac.19734010113.

Found in

  • A. Jain, S. Ping, G. Hautier, W. Chen, W. D. Richards, S. Dacek, S. Cholia, D. Gunter, D. Skinner, G. Ceder, and K. A. Persson, Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013), doi:10.1063/1.4812323.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=ABC3_hR10_148_c_c_f --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3}$

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