Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3B_hP8_176_h_c-001

This structure originally had the label A3B_hP8_176_h_c. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

If you are using this page, please cite:
D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)

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UCl$_{3}$ Structure: A3B_hP8_176_h_c-001

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Prototype Cl$_{3}$U
AFLOW prototype label A3B_hP8_176_h_c-001
ICSD 27857
Pearson symbol hP8
Space group number 176
Space group symbol $P6_3/m$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A3B_hP8_176_h_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}$

Other compounds with this structure

AcBr$_{3}$,  AgCl$_{3}$,  AmCl$_{3}$,  CeBr$_{3}$,  CeCl$_{3}$,  La(OH)$_{3}$,  LaCl$_{3}$,  NbCl$_{3}$,  Nd(OH)$_{3}$,  NdCl$_{3}$,  NpBr$_{3}$,  NpCl$_{3}$,  $\alpha$-NpBr$_{3}$,  Pr(OH)$_{3}$,  PrBr$_{3}$,  PrCl$_{3}$,  PuCl$_{3}$,  UBr$_{3}$


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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) U I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) U I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} - 2 y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $- \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{2} + y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(- x_{2} + 2 y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\left(x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{2} - y_{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6h) Cl I

References

  • W. H. Zachariasen, Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. I. New structure types, Acta Cryst. 1, 265–268 (1948), doi:10.1107/S0365110X48000703.

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A3B_hP8_176_h_c --params=$a,c/a,x_{2},y_{2}$

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