Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A6B_hR7_166_g_a

  • 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)

CaC6 Structure: A6B_hR7_166_g_a

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Prototype : CaC6
AFLOW prototype label : A6B_hR7_166_g_a
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hR7
Space group number : 166
Space group symbol : $\text{R}\bar{3}\text{m}$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A6B_hR7_166_g_a [--hex]
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{2}$


  • Superconducting structure, T$_{c}$ = 11.5K. Hexagonal settings of this structure can be obtained with the option ––hex.

Rhombohedral primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & =&0 \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & =&0 \mathbf{\hat{x}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{y}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \text{Ca} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & =&x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 x_{2} + \frac34\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac1{4\sqrt3} \left(1 + 6 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & =&\frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 x_{2} + \frac14\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac1{4\sqrt3} \left(1 - 6 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & =&- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac1{2\sqrt3} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & =&- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac34 - \frac12 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac1{4\sqrt3} \left(1 - 6 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & =&\frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac14 - \frac12 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac1{4\sqrt3} \left(1 + 6 x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & =&x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac1{2\sqrt3} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac16 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(6g\right) & \text{C} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • N. Emery, C. Hérold, M. d'Astuto, V. Garcia, C. Bellin, J. F. Mareché, P. Lagrange, and G. Loupias, Superconductivity of Bulk CaC6, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 087003 (2005), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.087003.

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