Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f-001

This structure originally had the label AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

If you are using this page, please cite:
M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)

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η-carbide (Fe$_{3}$W$_{3}$C, $E9_{3}$) Structure: AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f-001

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Prototype CFe$_{3}$W$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f-001
Strukturbericht designation $E9_{3}$
Mineral name η-carbide
ICSD 43230
Pearson symbol cF112
Space group number 227
Space group symbol $Fd\overline{3}m$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

Cr$_{3}$Nb$_{3}$C,  Fe$_{3}$Mo$_{3}$C,  Fe$_{4}$Mo$_{2}$C,  Fe$_{6}$W$_{6}$C,  Hf$_{5}$Zn$_{3}$C,  Mn$_{3}$Mo$_{3}$C,  Mn$_{3}$Ni$_{3}$Si,  Mn$_{3}$Ti$_{3}$O,  Mn$_{3}$W$_{3}$C,  Mo$_{3}$Ni$_{3}$C,  Mo$_{4}$Co$_{2}$C,  Mo$_{4}$Co$_{2}$C,  Mo$_{4}$Ni$_{2}$C,  Nb$_{2}$ZnC$_{x}$,  Nb$_{2}$ZnC$_{x}$,  Nb$_{4}$Rh$_{2}$C$_{x}$,  Ni$_{3}$W$_{3}$C,  Ni$_{5}$W$_{6}$C,  Ti$_{2}$ZnC$_{x}$,  Ti$_{2}$ZnC$_{x}$,  Ti$_{4}$Pt$_{2}$O,  Ti$_{4}$Rh$_{2}$O,  V$_{3}$Zr$_{3}$C,  W$_{3}$Co$_{3}$C,  W$_{4}$Co$_{2}$C,  Zn$_{2}$ZnN$_{x}$,  Zr$_{2}$ZnC$_{x}$,  Zr$_{4}$Pt$_{2}$O


  • Experimentally, the (48f) site is a random mixture of composition W$_{2/3}$Fe$_{1/3}$. We use W for this site in the pictures above.
  • In many compounds the carbon sites has vacancies, which accounts for the varying stoichiometries in the compounds list.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (16c) C I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (16c) C I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16c) C I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16c) C I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16d) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16d) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16d) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (16d) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(3 x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(3 x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $- \left(3 x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(3 x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(3 x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\left(3 x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (32e) Fe II
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{21}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{22}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{23}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{24}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{25}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{26}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{27}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I
$\mathbf{B_{28}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{8}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{3}{4}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (48f) W I

References

  • Q.-B. Yang and S. Andersson, Application of coincidence site lattices for crystal structure description. Part I: $\Sigma = 3$, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. B 43, 1–14 (1987), doi:10.1107/S0108768187098380.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB3C3_cF112_227_c_de_f --params=$a,x_{3},x_{4}$

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