FeCu$_{2}$Al$_{7}$ ($E9_{a}$) Structure: A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e-001
| Prototype | Al$_{7}$Cu$_{2}$Fe |
| AFLOW prototype label | A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e-001 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $E9_{a}$ |
| ICSD | 57677 |
| Pearson symbol | tP40 |
| Space group number | 128 |
| Space group symbol | $P4/mnc$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
CoCu$_{2}$Al$_{7}$, NiCu$_{3}$Al$_{6}$, T(CoCuAl) -- an alloy with approximate composition Co$_{2}$Cu$_{4.9}$Al$_{17.7}$
- Our original (Hicks, 2019) CIF for this structure has incorrect $z$-coordinates for the Al I and Fe I atoms. We have corrected the errors with this release.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{1} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{1} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8g) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $a y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $\left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(y_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{4} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $- \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(y_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8h) | Cu I |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{33}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{34}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{35}}$ | = | $y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{36}}$ | = | $- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a x_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{37}}$ | = | $\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{38}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{39}}$ | = | $- \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(y_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- a \left(x_{5} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
| $\mathbf{B_{40}}$ | = | $\left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(y_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+a \left(x_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{5} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (16i) | Al III |
References
- M. G. Bown and P. J. Brown, The structure of FeCu$_{2}$Al$_{7}$ and T(CoCuAl), Acta Cryst. 9, 911–914 (1956), doi:10.1107/S0365110X56002576.
- D. Hicks, M. J. Mehl, E. Gossett, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 2, Comput. Mater. Sci. 161, S1–S1011 (2019), doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.10.043.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A7B2C_tP40_128_egi_h_e --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},x_{3},x_{4},y_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5}$