Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3BC_hP10_188_k_a_c-001

This structure originally had the label A3BC_hP10_188_k_c_a. Calls to that address will be redirected here.

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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)

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LiScI$_{3}$ Structure: A3BC_hP10_188_k_a_c-001

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Prototype I$_{3}$LiSc
AFLOW prototype label A3BC_hP10_188_k_a_c-001
ICSD 73339
Pearson symbol hP10
Space group number 188
Space group symbol $P\overline{6}c2$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A3BC_hP10_188_k_a_c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}$

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array}\]

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (2a) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2a) Li I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ (2c) Sc I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2c) Sc I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{3} - 2 y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- \frac{1}{2}a \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $- \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(- x_{3} + 2 y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \left(2 x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (6k) I I

References

  • A. Lachgar, D. S. Dudis, P. K. Dorhout, and J. D. Corbett, Synthesis and properties of two novel line phases that contain linear scandium chains, lithium scandium iodide (LiScI$_{3}$) and sodium scandium iodide (Na$_{0.5}$ScI$_{3}$), Inorg. Chem. 30, 332–3326 (1991), doi:10.1021/ic00017a019.

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds (2013). ASM International.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A3BC_hP10_188_k_a_c --params=$a,c/a,x_{3},y_{3}$

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