Sn$_{3}$P$_{4}$ Structure: A16B3_hR19_166_2c2h_ac-001
| Prototype | P$_{4}$Sn$_{3}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | A16B3_hR19_166_2c2h_ac-001 |
| ICSD | 159922 |
| CCDC | 1676344 |
| Pearson symbol | hR19 |
| Space group number | 166 |
| Space group symbol | $R\overline{3}m$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A16B3_hR19_166_2c2h_ac-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}$ |
- The Sn-P phase diagram has three known phases (Zavrazhnova, 2018):
- SnP$_{3}$
- Sn$_{4}$P$_{3}$
- Sn$_{3}$P$_{4}$ (this structure)
- While the tin sites are fully occupied, the phosphorous sites of Sn$_{3}$P$_{4}$ are highly disordered:
- The P I (2c) site is 24% occupied.
- The P II (2c) site is 22.2% occupied.
- The P III (6h) site is 26.1% occupied.
- The P IV (6h) site is 25.6% occupied.
- These partial occupations give the observed stoichiometry.
- Hexagonal settings of this structure can be obtained with the option
--hex.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (1a) | Sn I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | P I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | P II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | P II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Sn II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Sn II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \left(x_{5} - z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{5} + z_{5}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P III |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}a \left(x_{6} - z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{3}c \left(2 x_{6} + z_{6}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6h) | P IV |
References
- J. V. Zaikina, K. A. Kovnir, A. N. Sobolev, I. A. Presniakov, V. G. Kytin, V. A. Kulbachinskii, A. V. Olenev, O. I. Lebedev, G. V. Tendeloo, E. V. Dikarev, and A. V. Shevelkov, Highly Disordered Crystal Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Sn$_{3}$P$_{4}$, Chemistry of Materials 20, 2476–2483 (2008), doi:10.1021/cm702655g.
- A. Y. Zavrazhnova, V. Semenova, E. Y. Proskurina, and T. P. Sushkova, Phase diagram of the Sn-P system, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 134, 475–481 (2018), doi:10.1007/s10973-018-7123-0.
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).
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aflow --proto=A16B3_hR19_166_2c2h_ac --params=$a,c/a,x_{2},x_{3},x_{4},x_{5},z_{5},x_{6},z_{6}$