BaFe$_{2}$Al$_{9}$ Structure: A9BC2_hP12_191_fm_a_c-001
Other compounds with this structure
BaCo$_{2}$Al$_{9}$, BaIr$_{2}$In$_{9}$, BaNi$_{2}$Al$_{9}$, CaCo$_{2}$Al$_{9}$, EuCo$_{2}$Al$_{9}$, KCo$_{2}$In$_{9}$, KNi$_{2}$In$_{9}$, SrCo$_{2}$Al$_{9}$, SrNi$_{2}$Al$_{9}$
- The ICSD designates SrCo$_{2}$Al$_{9}$ as the representative for this structure type.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $0$ | = | $0$ | (1a) | Ba I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (2c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{6}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (2c) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3f) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (3f) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}$ | (3f) | Al I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- 2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $2 x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\sqrt{3}a x_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (6m) | Al II |
References
- K. Turban and H. Schäfer, Zur kenntnis des BaFe$_{2}$Al$_{9}$-strukturtyps: Ternäre aluminide at$_{2}$Al$_{9}$ MIT A = Ba, Sr und T = Fe, Co, Ni, J. Less-Common Met. 40, 91–96 (1975), doi:10.1016/0022-5088(75)90184-8.
Found in
- R. E. Gladyshevskii, K. Cenzual, and E. Parthé, Y$_{2}$Co$_{3}$Al$_{9}$ with Y$_{2}$Co$_{3}$Ga$_{9}$ type structure: an intergrowth of CsCl- and Th$_{3}$Pd$_{5}$-type slabs, J. Alloys Compd. 182, 165–170 (1992), doi:10.1016/0925-8388(92)90584-V.
First cited in
- H. Eckert, S. Divilov, M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, A. C. Zettel, M. Esters, X. Campilongo, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 4, Comp. Mat. Sci. 240, 112988 (2024). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110450)
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=A9BC2_hP12_191_fm_a_c --params=$a,c/a,x_{4}$