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AFLOW Prototype: A4BC_oC24_63_acf_c_c-002

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YNiAl$_{4}$ Structure: A4BC_oC24_63_acf_c_c-002

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Prototype Al$_{4}$NiY
AFLOW prototype label A4BC_oC24_63_acf_c_c-002
ICSD 58077
Pearson symbol oC24
Space group number 63
Space group symbol $Cmcm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4BC_oC24_63_acf_c_c-002
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}$

Other compounds with this structure

CdPdIn$_{4}$,  CeNiAl$_{4}$,  DyNiAl$_{4}$,  EuAuIn$_{4}$,  EuIrAl$_{4}$,  EuIrIn$_{4}$,  EuPtIr$_{4}$,  GdNiAl$_{4}$,  LaPtIr$_{4}$,  NdNiAl$_{4}$,  SrPtIr$_{4}$,  YPtIr$_{4}$,  YbPtIr$_{4}$


  • We use the data from (Rykhal, 1972) as quoted by (Shin, 2008). This includes a shift in the origin so that the Al-I atoms is at the (4a) Wyckoff position rather than the (4b) position used by (Rykhal, 1972).

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (4a) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4a) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Al II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Al II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) N I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) N I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Y I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4c) Y I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8f) Al III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8f) Al III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8f) Al III
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (8f) Al III

References

  • D. Shin, W. J. Golumbfskie, E. R. Ryba, and Z.-K. Liu, First-principles study of Al–Ni–Y ternary compounds for crystal structure validation, J. Alloys Compd. 462, 262–266 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.08.010.
  • R. M. Rykhal, O. S. Zarechnyuk, and Y. P. Yarmolyuk, Crystal structure of the compounds YNiAl_${4}$ and YNiAl$_{2}$., Sov. Phys. Crystallograph. 17, 521–524 (1972).

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4BC_oC24_63_acf_c_c --params=$a,b/a,c/a,y_{2},y_{3},y_{4},y_{5},z_{5}$

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