Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3B_oP32_62_ab4c_2c

  • 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)

Original $\beta$–WO3 ( obsolete) Structure : A3B_oP32_62_ab4c_2c

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Prototype : O3W
AFLOW prototype label : A3B_oP32_62_ab4c_2c
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : oP32
Space group number : 62
Space group symbol : $Pnma$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A3B_oP32_62_ab4c_2c
--params=
$a$,$b/a$,$c/a$,$x_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$z_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$z_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$z_{7}$,$x_{8}$,$z_{8}$



Simple Orthorhombic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

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(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} & \left(4b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(4b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{6}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{7}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{8}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{W II} \\ \end{array} \]

References

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