Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A9B3C_hP26_194_hk_h_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)

Al9Mn3Si ($E9_{c}$) Structure: A9B3C_hP26_194_hk_h_a

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Prototype : Al9Mn3Si
AFLOW prototype label : A9B3C_hP26_194_hk_h_a
Strukturbericht designation : $E9_{c}$
Pearson symbol : hP26
Space group number : 194
Space group symbol : $P6_{3}/mmc$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A9B3C_hP26_194_hk_h_a
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$z_{4}$


  • (Pearson, 1958) quotes (Pratt, 1951) for this structure, but this paper does not contain useful structural information. Pearson also cites (Robinson, 1952) for this structure, but that reference actually discusses Ni4Mn11Al60. We use the lattice constants given by Pearson, who states that the structure is stabilized by vacancies. Pearson calls this structure $\beta$–Al–Mn–Si. The atomic positions are taken from (Brandes, 1992), who give no reference.

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(2a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2a\right) & \text{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & -2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\sqrt{3}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & 2x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \sqrt{3}x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\sqrt{3}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & 2x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \sqrt{3}x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Mn} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & -2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\sqrt{3}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & 2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \sqrt{3}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & 2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \sqrt{3}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 2x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{3}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\sqrt{3}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(12k\right) & \text{Al II} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • K. Robinson, LXXIII. The unit cell and Brillouin Zones of Ni4Mn11Al60 and related compounds, Philos. Mag. 43, 775–782 (1952), doi:10.1080/14786440708520993.
  • J. N. Pratt and G. V. Raynor, The intermetallic compounds in the alloys of aluminium and silicon with chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel, J. Inst. Met. 79, 211 (1951).

Found in

  • W. B. Pearson, A Handbook of Lattice Spacings and Structures of Metals and Alloys, no. N.R.C. No. 4303 in International Series of Monographs on Metal Physics and Physical Metallurgy (Pergamon Press, Oxford, London, Edinburgh, New York, Paris, Frankfort, 1958), 1964 reprint with corrections edn.
  • E. A. Brandes and G. B. Brook, eds., Smithells Metals Reference Book (Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, Auckland, Boston, Johannesburg, Melbourne, New Delhi, 1992), chap. 6, pp. 6–60, seventh edn.

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