Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c-001

This structure originally had the label A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

If you are using this page, please cite:
M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)

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Stibnite (Sb$_{2}$S$_{3}$, $D5_{8}$) Structure: A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c-001

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Prototype S$_{3}$Sb$_{5}$
AFLOW prototype label A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c-001
Strukturbericht designation $D5_{8}$
Mineral name stibnite
ICSD 171850
Pearson symbol oP20
Space group number 62
Space group symbol $Pnma$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}$

Other compounds with this structure

As$_{2}$Zr$_{3}$,  Bi$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Dy$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Ge$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Ge$_{2}$Te$_{3}$,  Nd$_{2}$Te$_{3}$,  Np$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  P$_{2}$Hf$_{3}$,  Sb$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Sm$_{2}$Te$_{3}$,  Tb$_{2}$Se$_{3}$,  Th$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  U$_{2}$S$_{3}$,  U$_{2}$Se$_{3}$


  • Some authorities list Th$_{2}$S$_{3}$ or P$_{2}$Hf$_{3}$ as the prototype, but we will use the mineral with the Strukturbericht designation.
  • This structure has the same AFLOW label, A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c, as Pt$_{2}$Ge$_{3}$ and ottemannite (Sn$_{2}$S$_{3}$). The structures 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
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S III
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) S III
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb I
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb II
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb II
$\mathbf{B_{19}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb II
$\mathbf{B_{20}}$ = $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Sb II

References

  • A. Kyono and M. Kimata, Structural variations induced by difference of the inert pair effect in the stibnite-bismuthinite solid solution series (Sb,Bi)$_2$S$_3$, Am. Mineral. 89, 932–940 (2004).

Found in

  • R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A3B2_oP20_62_3c_2c --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},z_{1},x_{2},z_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},z_{4},x_{5},z_{5}$

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