CoU ($B_{a}$) Structure: AB_cI16_199_a_a-001
Other compounds with this structure
Ga$_{2}$Pu$_{3}$
- When $x_{1}=1/4$ and $x_{2}=0$, or visa versa, this structure reduces to CsCl (B2) with $a_{\mathrm B2} = a/2$.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- \frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+2 x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(2 x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- \left(2 x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $- \left(2 x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | Co I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+2 x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | U I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(2 x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | U I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- \left(2 x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | U I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- \left(2 x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8a) | U I |
References
- N. C. Baenziger, R. E. Rundle, A. I. Snow, and A. S. Wilson, Compounds of uranium with the transition metals of the first long period, Acta Cryst. 3, 34–40 (1950), doi:10.1107/S0365110X50000082.
Found in
- F. A. Rough and A. A. Bauer, Constitution of Uranium and Thorium Alloys (1958). Report No. BMI-1300, UC-25 Metallurgy and Ceramics, TID-4500, 13th Ed., Rev.
First cited in
- M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB_cI16_199_a_a --params=$a,x_{1},x_{2}$