Vulcanite (CuTe) Structure: AB_oP4_59_a_b-001
| Prototype | CuTe |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB_oP4_59_a_b-001 |
| Mineral name | vulcanite |
| ICSD | 42591 |
| Pearson symbol | oP4 |
| Space group number | 59 |
| Space group symbol | $Pmmn$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB_oP4_59_a_b-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}$ |
- Our data is from (Cameron, 1961), but the ICSD is from (Baranova, 1964).
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{3}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{4}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Te I |
References
- E. N. Cameron and I. M. Threadgold, Vulcanite, a new copper telluride from Colorado, with notes on certain associated materials, Am. Mineral. 46, 258–268 (1961).
- R. V. Baranova and Z. G. Pinsker, Study of the copper-tellurium system in thin films, Kristallografiya 9, 104–106 (1964).
Found in
- R. T. Downs and M. Hall-Wallace, The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database, Am. Mineral. 88, 247–250 (2003).
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB_oP4_59_a_b --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2}$