Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB3_mP16_11_2e_2e2f-001

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β-NbPt$_{3}$ Structure: AB3_mP16_11_2e_2e2f-001

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Prototype NbPt$_{3}$
AFLOW prototype label AB3_mP16_11_2e_2e2f-001
ICSD 105201
Pearson symbol mP16
Space group number 11
Space group symbol $P2_1/m$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB3_mP16_11_2e_2e2f-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}$

Other compounds with this structure

TaPt$_{3}$


  • This is the high temperature structure of NbPt$_{3}$. Room temperature $\alpha$–NbPt$_{3}$ takes on the Cu$_{3}$Ti ($D0_{a}$) structure.
  • (Giessen, 1964) find a unit cell in space group $P2_{1}/m$ #11 with 48 atoms and unique axis $a$ in the conventional cell (mP48), but the atomic positions given are consistent with the smaller (mP16) primitive cell shown here, where we use the standard unique axis $b$.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Nb I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{1} + c z_{1} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Nb I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Nb II
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{2} + c z_{2} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Nb II
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Pt I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Pt I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Pt II
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2e) Pt II
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt III
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt III
$\mathbf{B_{11}}$ = $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt III
$\mathbf{B_{12}}$ = $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt III
$\mathbf{B_{13}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt IV
$\mathbf{B_{14}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b \left(y_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt IV
$\mathbf{B_{15}}$ = $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt IV
$\mathbf{B_{16}}$ = $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b \left(y_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4f) Pt IV

References

  • B. C. Giessen and N. J. Grant, New intermediate phases in system of Nb or Ta with Rh, Ir, Pd, or Pt, Acta Cryst. 17, 615–616 (1964), doi:10.1107/S0365110X64001438.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB3_mP16_11_2e_2e2f --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,x_{1},z_{1},x_{2},z_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6}$

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