PdBr$_{2}$ Structure: A2B_mC12_15_f_a-002
| Prototype | Br$_{2}$Pd |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2B_mC12_15_f_a-002 |
| ICSD | 27443 |
| CCDC | 1602720 |
| Pearson symbol | mC12 |
| Space group number | 15 |
| Space group symbol | $C2/c$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2B_mC12_15_f_a-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
- (Brodersen, 1966) places this structure in space group $P2_{1}/c #14$ and Pearson Symbol mP24, however atomic coordinates are consistent with space group $C2/c #15$ with a primitive cell containing only six atoms. The ICSD entry uses the original structure, however (Villars, 2016) also uses the $C2/c$ structure.
- PdP$_{2}$ and PdBr$_{2}$ have the same AFLOW prototype label, A2B_mC12_15_f_a. They are generated by the same symmetry operations with different sets of parameters (
--params) specified in their corresponding CIF files.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (4a) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Pd I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Br I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{2} + c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Br I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Br I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{2} + c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | Br I |
References
- K. Brodersen, G. Thiele, and H. Gaedcke, Die Konstitution des Palladium(II)-bromids, Z. Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 348, 162–167 (1966), doi:10.1002/zaac.19663480307.
- P. V. C. Editor), PdBr2 Crystal Structure (2016). PAULING FILE in: Inorganic Solid Phases, SpringerMaterials (online database), Springer, Heidelberg (ed.) SpringerMaterials.
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=A2B_mC12_15_f_a --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$