Li$_{8}$Pb$_{2}$ Structure: A8B3_hR11_166_4c_ac-001
| Prototype | Li$_{8}$Pb$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A8B3_hR11_166_4c_ac-001 |
| ICSD | 15694 |
| Pearson symbol | hR11 |
| Space group number | 166 |
| Space group symbol | $R\overline{3}m$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A8B3_hR11_166_4c_ac-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}$ |
- (Zalkin, 1956) put this structure in space group $C2/m$ #12, but the positions are consistent with rhombohedral space group $R\overline{3}m$ #166, and we use the higher symmetry group. It is possible that refinement of the structure will move some atoms and restore the monoclinic symmetry, but we have not seen a reference to any further work.
- Hexagonal settings of this structure can be obtained with the option
--hex.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (1a) | Pb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li III |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li III |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Li IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Pb II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Pb II |
References
- A. Zalkin, W. J. Ramsey, and D. H. Templeton, Intermetallic Compounds between Lithium and Lead. II. The Crystal Structure of Li$_{8}$Pb$_{3}$, J. Phys. Chem. 60, 1275–1277 (1956), doi:10.1021/j150543a030.
Found in
- A. Jain, S. Ping, G. Hautier, W. Chen, W. D. Richards, S. Dacek, S. Cholia, D. Gunter, D. Skinner, G. Ceder, and K. A. Persson, Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013), doi:10.1063/1.4812323.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A8B3_hR11_166_4c_ac --params=$a,c/a,x_{2},x_{3},x_{4},x_{5},x_{6}$