Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a-001

This structure originally had the label AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

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NH$_{4}$Br ($B25$) Structure: AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a-001

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Prototype BrH$_{4}$N
AFLOW prototype label AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a-001
Strukturbericht designation $B25$
ICSD 26579
Pearson symbol tP12
Space group number 129
Space group symbol $P4/nmm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$

Other compounds with this structure

NH$_{4}$I


  • Data was taken at -100°C using deuterium.
  • The atomic positions were given for setting 1 of space group #129. We have shifted this to setting 2, placing the origin at the inversion site of the structure.

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

Basis vectors

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

References

  • H. A. Levy and S. W. Peterson, Neutron Diffraction Determination of the Crystal Structure of Ammonium Bromide in Four Phases, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75, 1536–1542 (1953), doi:10.1021/ja01103a006.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=AB4C_tP12_129_c_i_a --params=$a,c/a,z_{2},y_{3},z_{3}$

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