Li$_{2}$CuO$_{2}$ Structure: AB2C2_oI10_71_a_e_f-002

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Prototype CuLi$_{2}$O$_{2}$
AFLOW prototype label AB2C2_oI10_71_a_e_f-002
ICSD 67204
CCDC 1629222
Pearson symbol oI10
Space group number 71
Space group symbol $Immm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB2C2_oI10_71_a_e_f-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}$

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Cu I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ (4e) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) O I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (4f) O I

References

  • F. Sapina, J. Rodríguez-Carvajal, M. J. Sanchis, R. Ibánez, A. Beltrán, and D. Beltrán, Crystal and magnetic structure of Li$_{2}$CuO$_{2}$, Solid State Commun. 74, 779–784 (1990), doi:10.1016/0038-1098(90)90934-4.

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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Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB2C2_oI10_71_a_e_f --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{2},x_{3}$

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