Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A6BC2_hP9_164_i_a_d

  • M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)
  • 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)
  • D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

K2GeF6 ($J1_{13}$) Structure : A6BC2_hP9_164_i_a_d

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Prototype : F6GeK2
AFLOW prototype label : A6BC2_hP9_164_i_a_d
Strukturbericht designation : $J1_{13}$
Pearson symbol : hP9
Space group number : 164
Space group symbol : $P\bar{3}m1$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A6BC2_hP9_164_i_a_d
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$z_{3}$


Other compounds with this structure

  • (NH4)$_2$GeF6, Cs2CeCl6, K2PtF6, and K2SiF6

Trigonal Hexagonal primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & 0 \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + 0 \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + 0 \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \text{Ge} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \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{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{K} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \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{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{K} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\sqrt{3}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \sqrt{3}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & 2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6i\right) & \text{F} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • J. L. Hoard and W. B. Vincent, Structures of Complex Fluorides. Potassium Hexafluogermanate and Ammonium Hexafluogermanate, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 61, 2849–2852 (1939), doi:10.1021/ja01265a082.

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