Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi-001

This structure originally had the label ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)

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$Pmna$ CuBrSe$_{3}$ Structure: ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi-001

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Prototype BrCuSe$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi-001
ICSD 10129
Pearson symbol oP20
Space group number 53
Space group symbol $Pmna$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$

  • CuBrSe$_{3}$ has also been reported in the $Pnc2$ #30 orthorhombic space group. It is not clear that (Sakuma, 1991) knew of the work of (Haendler, 1979). The two structures are very similar.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ = $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) Br I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Br I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ = $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) Br I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4e) Br I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4g) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Se I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Se I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Se I
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4h) Se I
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8i) Se II

References

  • H. M. Haendler and P. M. Carkner, The crystal structure of copper bromide triselenide, CuBrSe$_{3}$, J. Solid State Chem. 29, 35–39 (1979), doi:10.1016/0022-4596(79)90206-8.
  • T. Sakuma, T. Kaneko, T. Kurita, and H. Takahashi, Crystal Structure of CuBrSe$_{3}$, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 60, 1608–1611 (1991), doi:10.1143/JPSJ.60.1608.

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=ABC3_oP20_53_e_g_hi --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},y_{2},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4}$

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