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AFLOW Prototype: AB7C2_tI20_139_a_bdg_e-001

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CePt$_{2}$In$_{7}$ Structure: AB7C2_tI20_139_a_bdg_e-001

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Prototype CeIn$_{7}$Pt$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label AB7C2_tI20_139_a_bdg_e-001
ICSD 161312
Pearson symbol tI20
Space group number 139
Space group symbol $I4/mmm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB7C2_tI20_139_a_bdg_e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak z_{5}$

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Ce I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2b) In I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4d) In II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4d) In II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Pt I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Pt I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) In III
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) In III
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) In III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) In III

References

  • Z. M. Kurenbaeva, E. V. Murashova, Y. D. Seropegin, H. Noël, and A. I. Tursina, The crystal structure of the new indide CePt$_{2}$In$_{7}$ from powder data, Intermetallics 16, 979–981 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.intermet.2008.04.018.

Found in

  • M. Kratochvilova, M. Dusek, K. Uhlirova, A. Rudajevova, J. Prokleska, B. Vondrackova, J. Custers, and V. Sechovsky, Single crystal study of the layered heavy fermion compounds Ce$_{2}$PdIn$_{8}$, Ce$_{3}$PdIn$_{11}$, Ce$_{2}$PtIn$_{8}$ and Ce$_{3}$PtIn$_{11}$, J. Cryst. Growth 397, 47–52 (2014), doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2014.04.008.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB7C2_tI20_139_a_bdg_e --params=$a,c/a,z_{4},z_{5}$

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