Nb$_{4}$As$_{3}$ Structure: A3B4_oC56_63_2c2f_ac3f-001
| Prototype | As$_{3}$Nb$_{4}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A3B4_oC56_63_2c2f_ac3f-001 |
| ICSD | 15032 |
| Pearson symbol | oC56 |
| Space group number | 63 |
| Space group symbol | $Cmcm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A3B4_oC56_63_2c2f_ac3f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}$ |
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (4a) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | As I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | As I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | As II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | As II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Nb II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4c) | Nb II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As III |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As III |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As III |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As III |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | As IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb III |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb III |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb III |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb III |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $- y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{8} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $- y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{8} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{8} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $- y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb V |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{9} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{9} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb V |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $- y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{9} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{9} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb V |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Nb V |
References
- B. Carlsson and S. Rundqvist, The Crystal Structure of Nb$_{4}$As$_{3}$, Acta Chem. Scand. 25, 1742–1752 (1971), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.25-1742.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A3B4_oC56_63_2c2f_ac3f --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{2},y_{3},y_{4},y_{5},z_{5},y_{6},z_{6},y_{7},z_{7},y_{8},z_{8},y_{9},z_{9}$