Tetragonal Perovskite KCuF$_{3}$ Structure: AB3C_tI20_140_d_bh_a-001
Other compounds with this structure
CsAgF$_{3}$, KCrF$_{3}$, RbCuF$_{3}$, RbAgF$_{3}$
- This is a tetragonal distortion of the cubic perovskite ($E2_{1}$) structure. The pseudo-cubic cell has dimensions a/$\sqrt{2}$, c/2.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4d) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4d) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(2 x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(2 x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | F II |
References
- A. Okazaki and Y. Suemune, The Crystal Structure KCuF$_{3}$, J. Phys. Soc. Japan 16, 176–183 (1961), doi:10.1143/JPSJ.16.176.
Found in
- A. Okazaki and Y. Suemune, The Crystal Structures of KMnF$_{3}$, KFeF$_{3}$, KCoF$_{3}$, KNiF$_{3}$ and KCuF$_{3}$ above and below their Néel Temperatures, J. Phys. Soc. Japan 16, 671–675 (1961), doi:10.1143/JPSJ.16.671.
First cited in
- N. Anderson, M. J. Mehl, H. Eckert, S. Divilov, X. Campilongo, S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 5. Submitted to Computational Materials Science (2026).
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB3C_tI20_140_d_bh_a --params=$a,c/a,x_{4}$