β-BeO Structure: AB_tP8_136_f_g-001
| Prototype | BeO |
| AFLOW prototype label | AB_tP8_136_f_g-001 |
| ICSD | 18147 |
| Pearson symbol | tP8 |
| Space group number | 136 |
| Space group symbol | $P4_2/mnm$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=AB_tP8_136_f_g-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{1}, \allowbreak x_{2}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
ZnO
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4f) | Be I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4f) | Be I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Be I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4f) | Be I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4g) | O I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4g) | O I |
References
- D. K. Smith, C. F. Cline, and S. B. Austerman, The Crystal Structure of β-Beryllia, Acta Cryst. 18, 393–397 (1965), doi:10.1107/S0365110X65000877.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=AB_tP8_136_f_g --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2}$