High Temperature NbTe$_{4}$ Structure: AB4_tP10_103_a_d-001
| Prototype | NbTe$_{4}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB4_tP10_103_a_d-001 |
| ICSD | 65129 |
| CCDC | 1627275 |
| Pearson symbol | tP10 |
| Space group number | 103 |
| Space group symbol | $P4cc$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB4_tP10_103_a_d-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
TaTe$_{4}$
- This is the high-temperature phase of NbTe$_{4}$. Below 520$^\circ$C it transforms into a centrosymmetric structure.
- Space group $P4cc$ #103 has no inversion site and allows an arbitary origin for the $z$-axis. We fix this by setting $z_{1} = 0$ for the niobium site.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8d) | Te I |
References
- H. Böhm, The high temperature modification of niobium tetratelluride NbTe$_{4}$, Z. Kristallogr. 180, 113–122 (1987), doi:10.1524/zkri.1987.180.14.113.
Found in
- P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.
First cited in
- D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comp. Mat. Sci. 161, S1-S1011 (2019). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043)
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB4_tP10_103_a_d --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$