Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A6BC2_hP9_162_k_a_d

  • 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)

Rosiaite (PbSb2O6) Structure : A6BC2_hP9_162_k_a_d

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Prototype : O6PbSb2
AFLOW prototype label : A6BC2_hP9_162_k_a_d
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hP9
Space group number : 162
Space group symbol : $P\bar{3}1m$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A6BC2_hP9_162_k_a_d
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{3}$,$z_{3}$


Other compounds with this structure

  • MnSeTeO6, MnSnTeO6, and PbTeGeO6


Trigonal Hexagonal primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & 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{Pb} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \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{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{Sb} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2d\right) & \text{Sb} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6k\right) & \text{O} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • R. Basso, G. Lucchetti, L. Zefiro, and A. Palenzona, Rosiaite, PbSb2O6, a new mineral from the Cetine mine, Siena, Italy, Eur. J. Mineral. 8, 487–492 (1996), doi:10.1127/ejm/8/3/0487.

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