Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC2_hP8_194_b_a_f-001

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NiMoP$_{2}$ Structure: ABC2_hP8_194_b_a_f-001

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Prototype MoNiP$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label ABC2_hP8_194_b_a_f-001
ICSD 76283
Pearson symbol hP8
Space group number 194
Space group symbol $P6_3/mmc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=ABC2_hP8_194_b_a_f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{3}$

Other compounds with this structure

CoMoP$_{2}$,  CoWP$_{2}$,  NiWP$_{2}$


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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) P I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) P I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) P I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) P I

References

  • R. Guérin and M. Sergent, Nouveau phosphure ternaire: NiMoP$_{2}$, a chaine linĂ©aire infinie -Mo-Ni-Mo- et composés isotypes: NiWP$_{2}$, CoMoP$_{2}$ et CoWP$_{2}$, J. Solid State Chem. 18, 317–323 (1976), doi:10.1016/0022-4596(76)90113-4.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=ABC2_hP8_194_b_a_f --params=$a,c/a,z_{3}$

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