Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB3_tP32_133_h_i2j

  • 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)

$\beta$–V3S Structure: AB3_tP32_133_h_i2j

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Prototype : V3S
AFLOW prototype label : AB3_tP32_133_h_i2j
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : tP32
Space group number : 133
Space group symbol : $P4_{2}/nbc$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=AB3_tP32_133_h_i2j
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$x_{4}$



Simple Tetragonal primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & -x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & -x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{3}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8i\right) & \text{V I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \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}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \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}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{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}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{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}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8j\right) & \text{V III} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • B. Pedersen and F. Gronvold, The crystal structures of α–V3S and β–V3S, Acta Cryst. 12, 1022–1027 (1959), doi:10.1107/S0365110X59002869.

Found in

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

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