Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A6B_tP14_125_gm_c-001

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PuGa$_{6}$ Structure: A6B_tP14_125_gm_c-001

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Prototype Ga$_{6}$Pu
AFLOW prototype label A6B_tP14_125_gm_c-001
ICSD 103942
Pearson symbol tP14
Space group number 125
Space group symbol $P4/nbm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A6B_tP14_125_gm_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$

  • (Ellinger, 1965) give the structure of PuGa$_{6}$ in setting 1 of space group $P4/nbm$ #125. We used FINDSYM to put this in the standard setting 2.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (2c) Pu I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (2c) Pu I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Ga I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Ga I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Ga I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Ga I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8m) Ga II

References

  • F. H. Ellinger and W. H. Zachariasen, The crystal structures of PuGa$_{4}$ and PuGa$_{6}$, Acta Cryst. 19, 281–283 (1965), doi:10.1107/S0365110X65003250.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A6B_tP14_125_gm_c --params=$a,c/a,z_{2},x_{3},z_{3}$

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