Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A5B3_hP16_193_dg_g

  • 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)

Mavlyanovite (Mn5Si3, $D8_{8}$) Structure: A5B3_hP16_193_dg_g

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Prototype : Mn5Si3
AFLOW prototype label : A5B3_hP16_193_dg_g
Strukturbericht designation : $D8_{8}$
Pearson symbol : hP16
Space group number : 193
Space group symbol : $P6_{3}/mcm$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A5B3_hP16_193_dg_g
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{2}$,$x_{3}$


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} & = & \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(4d\right) & \text{Mn I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4d\right) & \text{Mn I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(4d\right) & \text{Mn I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4d\right) & \text{Mn I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6g\right) & \text{Si} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • B. Aronsson, A note on the compositions and crystal structures of MnB2, Mn3Si, Mn5Si3, and FeSi2, Acta Chem. Scand. 14, 1414–1418 (1960), doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.14-1414.

Found in

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

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