Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A2B_tP12_111_2n_adf

  • M. J. Mehl, D. Hicks, C. Toher, O. Levy, R. M. Hanson, G. L. W. Hart, and S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 1, Comp. Mat. Sci. 136, S1-S828 (2017). (doi=10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.017)
  • 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)

MnF2 Structure: A2B_tP12_111_2n_adf

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Prototype : MnF2
AFLOW prototype label : A2B_tP12_111_2n_adf
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : tP12
Space group number : 111
Space group symbol : $P\bar{4}2m$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A2B_tP12_111_2n_adf
--params=
$a$,$c/a$,$x_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$z_{5}$


Simple Tetragonal primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\ \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \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(1a\right) & \text{Mn I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} & \left(1d\right) & \text{Mn II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2f\right) & \text{Mn III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2f\right) & \text{Mn III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4n\right) & \text{F II} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • T. Yagi, J. C. Jamieson, and P. B. Moore, Polymorphism in MnF2 (rutile type) at high pressures, J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth 84, 1113–1115 (1979), doi:10.1029/JB084iB03p01113.

Found in

  • P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds, ASM International (2013).

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