Hexagonal High-Temperature NbS$_{2}$ Structure: AB2_hP6_194_b_f-002
| Prototype | NbS$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB2_hP6_194_b_f-002 |
| ICSD | 43697 |
| Pearson symbol | hP6 |
| Space group number | 194 |
| Space group symbol | $P6_3/mmc$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB2_hP6_194_b_f-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
NbSe$_{2}$
- This hexagonal structure is stable from 850$^\circ$C to 1050$^\circ$C. Below 800$^\circ$C NbS$_{2}$ takes on the rhombohedral MoS$_{2}$ structure.
- CaIn$_{2}$ and hexagonal NbS$_{2}$ have the same AFLOW label, AB2_hP6_194_b_f. The structures are generated by the same symmetry operations with different sets of parameters (
--params) specified in their corresponding CIF files.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | S I |
References
- F. Jellinek, G. Brauer, and H. Müller, Molybdenum and Niobium Sulphides, Nature 185, 376–377 (1960), doi:10.1038/185376a0.
Found in
- A. Jain, S. Ping, G. Hautier, W. Chen, W. D. R., S. Dacek, S. Cholia, D. Gunter, D. Skinner, G. Ceder, and K. A. Persson, Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013), doi:10.1063/1.4812323.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB2_hP6_194_b_f --params=$a,c/a,z_{2}$