Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A2B3_oC20_36_2a_ab-001

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K$_{2}$S$_{3}$ Structure: A2B3_oC20_36_2a_ab-001

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Prototype K$_{2}$S$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label A2B3_oC20_36_2a_ab-001
ICSD 1263
Pearson symbol oC20
Space group number 36
Space group symbol $Cmc2_1$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A2B3_oC20_36_2a_ab-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}$

Other compounds with this structure

Cs$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  Cs$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Cs$_{2}$Te$_{3}$,  K$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Rb$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  Rb$_{2}$Se$_{3}$


  • Space group $Cmc2_{1}$ allows an arbitrary placement of the origin of the $z$-axis. Here we follow (Böttcher, 1977) and set $z_{4} = 0$.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) K I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) K I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) K II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) K II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) S I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8b) S II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8b) S II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8b) S II
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8b) S II

References

  • J. Böttcher, Die Kristallstruktur von K$_{2}$S$_{3}$ und K$_{2}$Se$_{3}$, Z. Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 432, 167–172 (1977), doi:10.1002/zaac.19774320122.

Found in

  • P. Böttcher, Synthesis and crystal structure of Rb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ and Cs$_{2}$Te$_{3}$, J. Less-Common Met. 70, 263–271 (1980), doi:10.1016/0022-5088(80)90235-0.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A2B3_oC20_36_2a_ab --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{1},z_{1},y_{2},z_{2},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4}$

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