Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A2B_cI72_211_hi_i

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • D. Hicks, M.J. Mehl, M. Esters, C. Oses, O. Levy, G.L.W. Hart, C. Toher, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 3, Comp. Mat. Sci. 199, 110450 (2021). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)

SiO2 Structure: A2B_cI72_211_hi_i

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Prototype : SiO2
AFLOW prototype label : A2B_cI72_211_hi_i
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : cI72
Space group number : 211
Space group symbol : $I432$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A2B_cI72_211_hi_i
--params=
$a$,$y_{1}$,$y_{2}$,$y_{3}$


Body-centered Cubic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & 2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & -2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-2y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(24h\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{33} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{34} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - 2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{35} & = & \left(\frac{1}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +2y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{36} & = & \left(\frac{3}{4} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{4} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(24i\right) & \text{Si} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • M. D. Foster, O. Delgado Friedrichs, R. G. Bell, F. A. Almeida Paz, and J. Klinowski, Chemical Evaluation of Hypothetical Uninodal Zeolites, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 9769–9775 (2004), doi:10.1021/ja037334j.

Found in

  • ICSD, Inorganic Crystal Structure Database. ID 170506.

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