Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e

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FeCu2Al7 ($E9_{a}$) Structure: A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e

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Prototype : FeCu2Al7
AFLOW prototype label : A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e
Strukturbericht designation : $E9_{a}$
Pearson symbol : tP40
Space group number : 128
Space group symbol : $P4/mnc$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$z_{1}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$


Other compounds with this structure

  • T(CoCuAl), an alloy with an approximate composition of Co2Cu4.9Al17.7, NiCu3Al6

Simple Tetragonal primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & -z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Fe} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Fe} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & -z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Fe} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4e\right) & \text{Fe} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8g\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & -y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & -y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8h\right) & \text{Cu} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & -y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{33} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{34} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{35} & = & y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{36} & = & -y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{37} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{38} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{39} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{40} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(16i\right) & \text{Al III} \\ \end{array} \]

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