ThB$_{4}$ ($D1_{e}$) Structure: A4B_tP20_127_ehj_g-001
| Prototype | B$_{4}$Th |
| AFLOW prototype label | A4B_tP20_127_ehj_g-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $D1_{e}$ |
| ICSD | 615570 |
| Pearson symbol | tP20 |
| Space group number | 127 |
| Space group symbol | $P4/mbm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A4B_tP20_127_ehj_g-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
CeB$_{4}$, DyB$_{4}$, ErB$_{4}$, GdB$_{4}$, HoB$_{4}$, LaB$_{4}$, NdB$_{4}$, PrB$_{4}$, PuB$_{4}$, SmB$_{4}$, TbB$_{4}$, TmB$_{4}$, UB$_{4}$, YB$_{4}$, YbB$_{4}$
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | B I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | B I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | B I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | B I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Th I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Th I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Th I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | Th I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | B II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | B II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | B II |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | B II |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | B III |
References
- A. Zalkin and D. H. Templeton, The Crystal Structures of CeB$_{4}$, ThB$_{4}$, and UB$_{4}$, J. Chem. Phys. 18, 391 (1950), doi:10.1063/1.1747637.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A4B_tP20_127_ehj_g --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},x_{2},x_{3},x_{4},y_{4}$