Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC4D_cP28_198_a_a_ab_a

  • 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)

$\alpha$–Carnegieite (NaAlSiO4, $S6_{5}$) Structure : ABC4D_cP28_198_a_a_ab_a

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Prototype : AlNaO4Si
AFLOW prototype label : ABC4D_cP28_198_a_a_ab_a
Strukturbericht designation : $S6_{5}$
Pearson symbol : cP28
Space group number : 198
Space group symbol : $P2_{1}3$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=ABC4D_cP28_198_a_a_ab_a
--params=
$a$,$x_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$


  • This high–temperature form of carnegieite is stable above 970 K. To our knowledge, the atomic positions of the low temperature $\beta$–carnegieite structure have not been determined.

Simple Cubic primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Al} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Al} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & -x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Al} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Al} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Na} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Na} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Na} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Na} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2}-z_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-z_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12b\right) & \text{O II} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • T. F. W. Barth and E. Posnjak, Silicate structures of the cristobalite type: I. The crystal structure of $\alpha$–carnegieite (NaAlSiO4), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials 81, 135–141 (1932), doi:10.1524/zkri.1932.81.1.135.

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