β-NaFeO$_{2}$ Structure: ABC2_oP16_33_a_a_2a-001
| Prototype | NaFeO$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | ABC2_oP16_33_a_a_2a-001 |
| ICSD | 186309 |
| CCDC | 169574 |
| Pearson symbol | oP16 |
| Space group number | 33 |
| Space group symbol | $Pna2_1$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=ABC2_oP16_33_a_a_2a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
AgAlO$_{2}$, AgGaO$_{2}$, AgInS$_{2}$, AgInSe$_{2}$, BeCN$_{2}$, BeGeN$_{2}$, BeSiN$_{2}$, BrNZn$_{2}$, ClNZn$_{2}$, CuGaO$_{2}$, LiAlO$_{2}$, LiAlSe$_{2}$, LiGaO$_{2}$, LiGaS$_{2}$, LiGaSe$_{2}$, LiInSe$_{2}$, MgCN$_{2}$, MgGeN$_{2}$, MgSiN$_{2}$, MgSnN$_{2}$, MnGeN$_{2}$, MnSiN$_{2}$, NBrZn$_{2}$, NClZn$_{2}$, NaAlO$_{2}$, NaGaO$_{2}$, ZnGeN$_{2}$, ZnSiN$_{2}$
- NaFeO$_{3}$ is found in three different forms (El-Shobaky, 1988; Singh 2018).
- $\alpha$–NaFeO$_{2}$ is the low temperature structure
- $\beta$–NaFeO$_{2}$ (this structure) is the intermediate temperature structure, which exists at room temperature, and
- $\gamma$–NaFeO$_{2}$, the high temperature form, is in the $\gamma$–LiAlO$_{2}$ structure.
- The temperature range seems to be uncertain, $\beta$–NaFeO$_{2}$ is said to be the room temperature structure (Viret, 2012) but $\alpha$–NaFeO$_{2}$ is observed at 1000$^\circ$C (El-Shobaky, 1988).
- Although the title from (Viret, 2012) says
new,
this structure was first reported in 1950 by (Berataut, 1954) (ICSD 27117, CCDC 1602445). - Space group $Pna2_{1}$ #33 is polar and so allows an arbitary choice of the zero of the $z$-axis. Here we set z$_{1}$ = 0 for the Fe I atoms.
- $\beta$–NaFeO$_{2}$ and LiGaO$_{2}$ have the same AFLOW prototype label, ABC2_oP16_33_a_a_2a. They are generated by the same symmetry operations with different sets of parameters (
--params) specified in their corresponding CIF files.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Na I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O II |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | O II |
References
- M. Viret, D. Rubi, D. Colson, D. Lebeugle, A. Forget, P. Bonville, G. D. aand R. Saint-Martin, G. André, and F. Ott, β-NaFeO$_{2}$, a new room-temperature multiferroic material, Mater. Res. Bull. 47, 2294–2298 (2012), doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.05.040.
- G. A. El-Shobaky, A. A. Ibrahim, and S. El-Defrawy, Solid-solid interaction between ferric oxide and sodium nitrate and thermal stability of the sodium ferrites produced, Thermochimica Acta 131, 115–123 (1988).
- S. Singh, A. K. Tangra, and G. S. Lotey, Optical and Luminescence Properties of $\\beta$-NaFeO$_{2}$ Nanoparticles, Elect. Mater. Lett. 14, 594–598 (2018), doi:10.1007/s13391-018-0067-5.
- F. Bertaut and P. Blum, Structure d'une nouvelle variete de ferrite de sodium (FeNaO$_{2}$), C. R. Acad. Sci. 239, 429–431 (1954).
First cited in
- N. Anderson, M. J. Mehl, H. Eckert, S. Divilov, X. Campilongo, S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 5. Submitted to Computational Materials Science (2026).
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=ABC2_oP16_33_a_a_2a --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4}$