Cu$_{3}$P Structure: A3B_hP24_185_ab2c_c-001
| Prototype | Cu$_{3}$P |
| AFLOW prototype label | A3B_hP24_185_ab2c_c-001 |
| ICSD | 15056 |
| Pearson symbol | hP24 |
| Space group number | 185 |
| Space group symbol | $P6_3cm$ |
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aflow --proto=A3B_hP24_185_ab2c_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
Mg$_{3}$Au, Mg$_{3}$Ir, Mg$_{3}$Pt, Na$_{3}$As
- (Olofsson, 1972) argues that this is the correct structure for Cu$_{3}$P rather than the structure which was originally identified as Strukturbericht $D0_{21}$, space group $P\overline{3}c1$ #165. Hafner and Range (Hafner, 1994) state that this is also the correct structure for Na$_{3}$As, rather than Strukturbericht $D0_{18}$, space group $P6_3/mmc$ #194. Finally, AuMg$_{3}$, IrMg$_{3}$ and Mg$_{3}$Pt, which have been placed in the $D0_{18}$ and $D0_{21}$ structures, are also claimed to actually be in this structure (Range, 1993).
- Space group $P6_{3}cm$ #185 allows an arbitary choice of the origin of the $z$-axis. Here we set $z_{5} = 3/4$ for the phosporous (6c) atoms.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | Cu II |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | Cu II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | Cu II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | Cu II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu III |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | Cu IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6c) | P I |
References
- O. Olofsson, The Crystal Structure of Cu$_{3}$P, Acta Chem. Scand. 26, 2777–2787 (1972), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.26-2771.
- P. Hafner and K.-J. Range, Na$_{3}$As revisited: high-pressure synthesis of single crystals and structure refinement, J. Alloys Compd. 216, 7–10 (1994), doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)91033-2.
- K.-J. Range and P. Hafner, Structure refinement of AuMg$_{3}$, IrMg$_{3}$ and IrMg$_{2.8}$, J. Alloys Compd. 191, L5–L7 (1993), doi:10.1016/0925-8388(93)90053-P.
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