Shcherbinaite (V$_{2}$O$_{5}$) Structure (Revised): A5B2_oP14_59_a2e_e-001
| Prototype | O$_{5}$V$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A5B2_oP14_59_a2e_e-001 |
| Mineral name | shcherbinaite |
| ICSD | 60767 |
| Pearson symbol | oP14 |
| Space group number | 59 |
| Space group symbol | $Pmmn$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A5B2_oP14_59_a2e_e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
- An earlier version of this structure found by (Ketelaar, 1936) was given the $D8_{7}$ Strukturbericht designation in (Gottfried, 1938). It was later realized that this structure had a rather unexpected arrangement of vanadium atoms, and the structure was revised by (Enjalbert, 1986) and others.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | O III |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | V I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | V I |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | V I |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | V I |
References
- R. Enjalbert and J. Galy, A Refinement of the Structure of V$_{2}$O$_{5}$, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. C 42, 1467–1469 (1986), doi:10.1107/S0108270186091825.
- J. A. A. Ketelaar, Crystal Structure and Shape of Colloidal Particles of Vanadium Pentoxide, Nature 137, 316 (1936), doi:10.1038/137316a0.
- C. Gottfried, ed., Strukturbericht Band IV 1936 (Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M. B. H., Leipzig, 1938).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A5B2_oP14_59_a2e_e --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{1},y_{2},z_{2},y_{3},z_{3},y_{4},z_{4}$