UCoC$_{2}$ Structure: A2BC_tP8_129_2c_a_c-002
| Prototype | C$_{2}$CoU |
| AFLOW prototype label | A2BC_tP8_129_2c_a_c-002 |
| ICSD | 63622 |
| Pearson symbol | tP8 |
| Space group number | 129 |
| Space group symbol | $P4/nmm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A2BC_tP8_129_2c_a_c-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
PuFeC$_{2}$, ScCoC$_{2}$, ScNiC$_{2}$, ScFeC$_{2}$, UFeC$_{2}$, UNiC$_{2}$
- (Gem's, 1986) found a small concentration of vacancies on the carbon and cobalt sites: 0.3% on Co (2a), 2% on C-I (2c), and 3% on C-II (2c).
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (2a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (2a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | C I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | C I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | C II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | C II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | U I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | U I |
References
- M. H. Gerss and W. Jeitschko, The crystal structures of ternary actinoid iron (cobalt, nickel) carbides with composition 1:1:2, Mater. Res. Bull. 21, 209–216 (1986), doi:10.1016/0025-5408(86)90208-4.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A2BC_tP8_129_2c_a_c --params=$a,c/a,z_{2},z_{3},z_{4}$