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AFLOW Prototype: A2BC2D7_oC48_63_g_c_g_c2eg-001

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LaCa$_{2}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$ Structure: A2BC2D7_oC48_63_g_c_g_c2eg-001

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Prototype Ca$_{2}$LaMn$_{2}$O$_{7}$
AFLOW prototype label A2BC2D7_oC48_63_g_c_g_c2eg-001
ICSD 89997
CCDC 1649646
Pearson symbol oC48
Space group number 63
Space group symbol $Cmcm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2BC2D7_oC48_63_g_c_g_c2eg-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}$

Other compounds with this structure

BaEu$_{2}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$,  LaRb$_{2}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$,  PrCa$_{2}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$,  SrGd$_{2}$Co$_{2}$O$_{7}$


  • This is a Ruddlesden-Popper structure.
  • We use the data taken at 12K.
  • The site we label La I (4c) is 66% lanthanum and 34% calcium, while the Ca I (8g) site is 83% calcium and 17% lanthanum.
  • Sr$_{3}$SnO$_{7}$ is a ternary form of this structure.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) La I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) La 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) O 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) O I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) O II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) O II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) O II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) O II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) O III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) O III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (8e) O III
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8e) O III
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Ca I
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Ca I
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Ca I
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Ca I
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- \left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $- \left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Mn I
$\mathbf{B_{21}}$ = $\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{22}}$ = $- \left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{23}}$ = $- \left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) O IV
$\mathbf{B_{24}}$ = $\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) O IV

References

  • M. A. Green and D. A. Neumann, Synthesis, Structure, and Electronic Properties of LaCa$_{2}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$, Chem. Mater. 12, 90–97 (2000), doi:10.1021/cm991094i.

First cited in

  • N. Anderson, M. J. Mehl, H. Eckert, S. Divilov, X. Campilongo, S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 5. Submitted to Computational Materials Science (2026).

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Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2BC2D7_oC48_63_g_c_g_c2eg --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},y_{2},x_{3},x_{4},x_{5},y_{5},x_{6},y_{6},x_{7},y_{7}$

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