K3$_{3}$ (Tl$_{2}$AlF$_{5}$) Structure: AB5C2_oC32_20_a_2abc_c-001
| Prototype | AlF$_{5}$Tl$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB5C2_oC32_20_a_2abc_c-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $K3_{3}$ |
| ICSD | 25616 |
| Pearson symbol | oC32 |
| Space group number | 20 |
| Space group symbol | $C222_1$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB5C2_oC32_20_a_2abc_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}$ |
- There are several problems with this structure:
- First, (Brosset, 1937) gives coordinates $y_{3} = - y_{2}$, which gives the structure an inversion site and makes the space group $Cmcm$ #63. We have adjusted the coordinates of the third atom slightly to avoid this.
- Second, (Molinier, 1993) makes the argument that the structure observed by Brosset is actually Tl$_{2}$AlF$_{5}$·H$_{2}$O.
- A refined version of this structure in space group $Cmcm$ was found by (Brosset, 1942).
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4a) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4a) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (4a) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4a) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | F III |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4b) | F III |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Tl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{6} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Tl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{6} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Tl I |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $\left(x_{6} + y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{6} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8c) | Tl I |
References
- C. Brosset, Herstellung und Kristallbau der Verbindungen TlAlF$_{4}$ und Tl$_{2}$AlF$_{5}$, Z. Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 235, 139–147 (1937), doi:10.1002/zaac.19372350119.
- M. Molinier and W. Massa, Refinement of the structure of Tl$_{2}$AlF$_{5}$ $\cdot$ H$_{2}$O, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. C 49, 782–784 (1993), doi:10.1107/S010827019201148X.
- C. Brosset, Electrochemical and X-ray investigations of complex aluminium fluorides, Ph.D. thesis, University of Stockholm (1942).
Found in
- A. Pabst, A Structural Classification of Fluoaluminates, Am. Mineral. 35, 149–165 (1950).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB5C2_oC32_20_a_2abc_c --params=$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},x_{3},y_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6},z_{6}$