KFeS$_{2}$ ($F5_{a}$) Structure: ABC2_mC16_15_e_e_f-004
| Prototype | FeKS$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | ABC2_mC16_15_e_e_f-004 |
| Strukturbericht designation | $F5_{a}$ |
| ICSD | 202380 |
| Pearson symbol | mC16 |
| Space group number | 15 |
| Space group symbol | $C2/c$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=ABC2_mC16_15_e_e_f-004
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
RbFeS$_{2}$, KFeSe$_{2}$, RbFeSe$_{2}$, CsGaS$_{2}$, CsGaSe$_{2}$
- This structure forms cages of Fe atoms surrounded by tetrahedra of S atoms.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | Fe I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{4}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{3}{4}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4e) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{3} + c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c \left(z_{3} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | S I |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{3} + c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c \left(z_{3} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8f) | S I |
References
- W. Bronger, A.Kyas, and P. Müller, The antiferromagnetic structures of KFeS$_{2}$, RbFeS$_{2}$, KFeSe2, and RbFeSe2 and the correlation between magnetic moments and crystal field calculations, J. Solid State Chem. 70, 262–270 (1987), doi:10.1016/0022-4596(87)90065-X.
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=ABC2_mC16_15_e_e_f --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,y_{1},y_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3}$