Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A9BC_oC44_39_3c3d_a_c

  • 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)

VPCl9 Structure: A9BC_oC44_39_3c3d_a_c

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Prototype : VPCl9
AFLOW prototype label : A9BC_oC44_39_3c3d_a_c
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : oC44
Space group number : 39
Space group symbol : $Abm2$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A9BC_oC44_39_3c3d_a_c
--params=
$a$,$b/a$,$c/a$,$z_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$z_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$y_{6}$,$z_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$y_{7}$,$z_{7}$,$x_{8}$,$y_{8}$,$ z_{8}$


Base-centered Orthorhombic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} - \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & -z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \text{P} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{Cl I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4c\right) & \text{Cl I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +z_{3}\right) \, \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{Cl II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +z_{3}\right) \, \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{Cl II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +z_{4}\right) \, \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{Cl III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +z_{4}\right) \, \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{Cl III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +z_{5}\right) \, \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{V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +z_{5}\right) \, \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{V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(y_{6}-z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(y_{6}+z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-y_{6}-z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(-y_{6}+z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{6} - z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{6} + z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{6}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{6} - z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{6} + z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{6}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(y_{7}-z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(y_{7}+z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-y_{7}-z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(-y_{7}+z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{7} - z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{7} + z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{7}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{7} - z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{7} + z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{7}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(y_{8}-z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(y_{8}+z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-y_{8}-z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(-y_{8}+z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{8} - z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{8} + z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{8}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{8} - z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{8} + z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{8}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \text{Cl VI} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • M. L. Ziegler, B. Nuber, K. Weidenhammer, and G. Hoch, Die Molekül–und Kristallstruktur von Tetrachlorophosphoniumpentachlorovanadat (IV),[PCl4][VCl5]/ The Molecular and Crystal Structure of Tetrachlorophosphoniumpentachlorovanadate (IV),[PCl4][VCl5], Z. Naturforsch. B 32, 18–21 (1977), doi:10.1515/znb-1977-0106.

Found in

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

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