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AFLOW Prototype: A4B_mC30_8_2a5b_ab-001

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Al$_{4}$W Structure: A4B_mC30_8_2a5b_ab-001

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Prototype Al$_{4}$W
AFLOW prototype label A4B_mC30_8_2a5b_ab-001
ICSD 58205
Pearson symbol mC30
Space group number 8
Space group symbol $Cm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4B_mC30_8_2a5b_ab-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak y_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak y_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}$

Other compounds with this structure

Al$_{4}$Rh,  Al$_{4}$Mo


  • Space group $Cm$ #8 allows arbitrary origins for the $x$ and $z$ coordinates. Here we use this to place the W-I atom at the origin.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Al I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Al II
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) W I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al III
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al III
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al IV
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al IV
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al V
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al V
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al VI
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $\left(x_{7} + y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{7} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al VI
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al VII
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $\left(x_{8} + y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{8} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{8} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) Al VII
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) W II
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $\left(x_{9} + y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{9} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{9} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4b) W II

References

  • J. A. Bland and D. Clark, Studies of aluminum-rich alloys with the transition metals manganese and tungsten. I. The crystal structure of ε(W-Al)-WAl$_{4}$, Acta Cryst. 11, 231–236 (1958), doi:10.1107/S0365110X58000608.

Found in

  • P. Villars, H. Okamoto, and K. Cenzual, eds., ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Database (ASM International, 2018), chap. Aluminum-Tungsten Binary Phase Diagram (1990 Okamoto H.). Copyright © 2006-2018 ASM International.

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aflow --proto=A4B_mC30_8_2a5b_ab --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{1},z_{1},x_{2},z_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7},x_{8},y_{8},z_{8},x_{9},y_{9},z_{9}$

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