Pd$_{3}$P$_{2}$S$_{8}$ Structure: A2B3C8_hP13_164_d_e_di-001
| Prototype | P$_{2}$Pd$_{3}$S$_{8}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2B3C8_hP13_164_d_e_di-001 |
| ICSD | 255896 |
| CCDC | 1832692 |
| Pearson symbol | hP13 |
| Space group number | 164 |
| Space group symbol | $P\overline{3}m1$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2B3C8_hP13_164_d_e_di-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2d) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3e) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3e) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (3e) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6i) | S II |
References
- X. Zhang, Z. Luo, P. Yu, Y. Cai, Y. Du, D. Wu, S. Gao, C. Tan, Z. Li, M. Ren, T. Osipowicz, S. Chen, Z. Jiang, J. Li, Y. Huang, J. Yang, Y. Chen, C. Y. Ang, Y. Zhao, P. Wang, L. Song, X. Wu, Z. Liu, A. Borgna, and H. Zhang, Lithiation-induced amorphization of Pd$_{3}$P$_{2}$S$_{8}$ for highly efficient hydrogen evolution, Nat. Cat. 1, 460–468 (2018), doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0072-y.
Found in
- Y. Shan, T. Li, and L. Liu, Electronic structure and optical characteristic for Pd$_{3}$P$_{2}$S$_{8}$ layers, Solid State Commun. 306, 113786 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.ssc.2019.113786.
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).
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A2B3C8_hP13_164_d_e_di --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},x_{4},z_{4}$