Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3BC2_cI48_214_f_a_e

  • 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)

Petzite (Ag3AuTe2) Structure: A3BC2_cI48_214_f_a_e

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Prototype : Ag3AuTe2
AFLOW prototype label : A3BC2_cI48_214_f_a_e
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : cI48
Space group number : 214
Space group symbol : $I4_{1}32$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A3BC2_cI48_214_f_a_e
--params=
$a$,$x_{2}$,$x_{3}$


  • The Wyckoff positions given in the {\em International Tables} have been shifted by one or more body-centered cubic primitive lattice vectors to provide a more compact set of coordinates in both Cartesian and lattice space.

Body-centered Cubic primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{Au} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & - \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{Au} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{Au} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8a\right) & \text{Au} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16e\right) & \text{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(- \frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24f\right) & \text{Ag} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • A. J. Frueh, Jr., Crystallography of petzite, Ag3AuTe2, Am. Mineral. 44, 693–701 (1959).

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall–Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

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