Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3BC_hP10_188_k_c_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)

LiScI3 Structure: A3BC_hP10_188_k_c_a

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Prototype : LiScI3
AFLOW prototype label : A3BC_hP10_188_k_c_a
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hP10
Space group number : 188
Space group symbol : $P\bar{6}c2$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A3BC_hP10_188_k_c_a
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$


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} & = & 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(2a\right) & \text{Sc} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2a\right) & \text{Sc} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \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(2c\right) & \text{Li} \\ \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(2c\right) & \text{Li} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{3}-y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{3}+\frac{1}{2}y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & \left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{3}-\frac{1}{2}y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{I} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • A. Lachgar, D. S. Dudis, P. K. Dorhout, and J. D. Corbett, Synthesis and properties of two novel line phases that contain linear scandium chains, lithium scandium iodide (LiScI3) and sodium scandium iodide (Na0.5ScI3), Inorg. Chem. 30, 3321–3326 (1991), doi:10.1021/ic00017a019.

Found in

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

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