Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A4BC4_tP18_137_g_a_g-001

This structure originally had the label A4BC4_tP18_137_g_b_g. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)

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CeCo$_{4}$B$_{4}$ Structure: A4BC4_tP18_137_g_a_g-001

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Prototype B$_{4}$CeCo$_{4}$
AFLOW prototype label A4BC4_tP18_137_g_a_g-001
ICSD 654433
Pearson symbol tP18
Space group number 137
Space group symbol $P4_2/nmc$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4BC4_tP18_137_g_a_g-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Ce I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Ce I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $- \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(y_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(y_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) B I
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $- \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a \left(y_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{17}}$ = $\left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $a \left(y_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I
$\mathbf{B_{18}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8g) Co I

References

  • Y. B. Kuzma and N. S. Bilonizhko, Crystal structure of the compounds CeCo4B4 and its analogs, Sov. Phys. Crystallogr. 16, 897–898 (1972).

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4BC4_tP18_137_g_a_g --params=$a,c/a,y_{2},z_{2},y_{3},z_{3}$

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