Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: ABC_hP3_183_a_a_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)

AuCN Structure: ABC_hP3_183_a_a_a

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Prototype : AuCN
AFLOW prototype label : ABC_hP3_183_a_a_a
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hP3
Space group number : 183
Space group symbol : $P6mm$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=ABC_hP3_183_a_a_a
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$z_{1}$,$z_{2}$,$z_{3}$


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:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \text{Au} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \text{N} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • S. J. Hibble, A. C. Hannon, and S. M. Cheyne, Structure of AuCN determined from total neutron diffraction, Inorg. Chem. 42, 4724–4730 (2003), doi:10.1021/ic0342043.

Found in

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

Geometry files


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