Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d-001

This structure originally had the label A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d. 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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CaRbFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$ (Superconducting) Structure: A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d-001

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Prototype As$_{4}$CaFe$_{4}$Rb
AFLOW prototype label A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d-001
ICSD 252344
Pearson symbol tP10
Space group number 123
Space group symbol $P4/mmm$
AFLOW prototype command aflow --proto=A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak z_{5}$

Other compounds with this structure

BaCsFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  BaKFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  BaRbFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  CaCsFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  CaKFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  EuCsFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  EuKFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  EuRbFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  SrCsFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  SrKFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$,  SrRbFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$


  • These compounds form a family of stoichiometric superconductors with transition temperatures $T_{c}$ ranging from 26-37K.

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

Basis vectors

Lattice coordinates Cartesian coordinates Wyckoff position Atom type
$\mathbf{B_{1}}$ = $0$ = $0$ (1a) Ca I
$\mathbf{B_{2}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (1d) Rb I
$\mathbf{B_{3}}$ = $z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2g) As I
$\mathbf{B_{4}}$ = $- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $- c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2g) As I
$\mathbf{B_{5}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2h) As II
$\mathbf{B_{6}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (2h) As II
$\mathbf{B_{7}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{8}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{9}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Fe I
$\mathbf{B_{10}}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ (4i) Fe I

References

  • A. Iyo, K. Kawashima, T. Kinjo, T. Nishio, S. Ishida, H. Fujihisa, Y. Gotoh, K. Kihou, H. Eisaki, and Y. Yoshida, New-Structure-Type Fe-Based Superconductors: CaAFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$ (A = K, Rb, Cs) and SrAFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$ (A = Rb, Cs), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 3410–3415 (2016), doi:10.1021/jacs.5b12571.

Found in

  • F. Lochner, F. Ahn, T. Hickel, and I. Eremin, Electronic properties, low-energy Hamiltonian and superconducting instabilities in CaKFe$_{4}$As$_{4}$, Phys. Rev. B 96, 094521 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.094521.

Prototype Generator

aflow --proto=A4BC4D_tP10_123_gh_a_i_d --params=$a,c/a,z_{3},z_{4},z_{5}$

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