Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A10B7_hP34_176_c3h_b2h

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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)
  • 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)

Rh20Si13 Structure : A10B7_hP34_176_c3h_b2h

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Prototype : Rh20Si13
AFLOW prototype label : A10B7_hP34_176_c3h_b2h
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : hP34
Space group number : 176
Space group symbol : $P6_{3}/m$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A10B7_hP34_176_c3h_b2h
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$y_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$y_{7}$


  • The Si–I ($2b$) site is only occupied 50% of the time, which gives the observed stoichiometry.

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(2b\right) & \text{Si I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2b\right) & \text{Si I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2c\right) & \text{Rh I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{2}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2c\right) & \text{Rh I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{3}-y_{3}\right)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{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{3}+\frac{1}{2}y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{3}+y_{3}\right)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{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & \left(x_{3}-y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{3}-\frac{1}{2}y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{4}+y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{4}+y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{4}-y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{4}-y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & \left(-x_{4}+y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{4}+\frac{1}{2}y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{4}+y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{4}-y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{4}+y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{4}+y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(x_{4}-y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{4}-\frac{1}{2}y_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{5}+y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{5}+y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{5}-y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{5}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(-x_{5}+y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{5}+\frac{1}{2}y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{5}+y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{5}-y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{5}+y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{5}+y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & \left(x_{5}-y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{5}-\frac{1}{2}y_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Rh IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{6}-y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & \left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{6}+\frac{1}{2}y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{6}+y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{6}+y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(x_{6}-y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{6}-\frac{1}{2}y_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & -y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2}x_{7}-y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & \left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{7}+\frac{1}{2}y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -\frac{1}{2}\left(x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{33} & = & y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(-x_{7}+y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-\frac{1}{2}x_{7}+y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{34} & = & \left(x_{7}-y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{7}-\frac{1}{2}y_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}y_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{3}{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(6h\right) & \text{Si III} \\ \end{array} \]

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