Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh-001

This structure originally had the label AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)

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MgNi$_{2}$ Hexagonal Laves ($C36$) Structure: AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh-001

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Prototype MgNi$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh-001
Strukturbericht designation $C36$
ICSD 104838
Pearson symbol hP24
Space group number 194
Space group symbol $P6_3/mmc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{5}$

Other compounds with this structure

CdCu$_{2}$,  HfCr$_{2}$,  HfFe$_{2}$,  HfMo$_{2}$ (HT),  NbCo$_{2}$,  NbZn$_{2}$,  ScFe$_{2}$,  ThMg$_{2}$ (LT),  $\beta$-TiCo$_{2}$,  UPt$_{2}$


  • An AFLOW user, Mehdi Noori, identified an inconsistency with this entry and the original reference (Mehl, 2017): the z-value for Mg (I) 4e should have been 0.09400, not 0.04598. This entry has been corrected.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Mg I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Mg I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Mg I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Mg I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Mg II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Mg II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Mg II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Mg II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Ni I
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6g) Ni II
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $- 2 x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III
$\mathbf{B_{21}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \sqrt{3}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III
$\mathbf{B_{22}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- 2 x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III
$\mathbf{B_{23}}$ = $2 x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III
$\mathbf{B_{24}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\sqrt{3}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Ni III

References

  • Y. Komura and K. Tokunaga, Structural studies of stacking variants in Mg-base Friauf-Laves phases, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 36, 1548–1554 (1980), doi:10.1107/S0567740880006565.
  • M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comput. Mater. Sci. 136, S1–S828 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB2_hP24_194_ef_fgh --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},z_{3},x_{5}$

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