Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes

AFLOW Prototype: A3B_aP32_2_12i_4i

  • 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)
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  • 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)

$\delta$–WO3 Structure : A3B_aP32_2_12i_4i

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Prototype : O3W
AFLOW prototype label : A3B_aP32_2_12i_4i
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : aP32
Space group number : 2
Space group symbol : $P\bar{1}$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A3B_aP32_2_12i_4i
--params=
$a$,$b/a$,$c/a$,$\alpha$,$\beta$,$\gamma$,$x_{1}$,$y_{1}$,$z_{1}$,$x_{2}$,$y_{2}$,$z_{2}$,$x_{3}$,$y_{3}$,$z_{3}$,$x_{4}$,$y_{4}$,$z_{4}$,$x_{5}$,$y_{5}$,$z_{5}$,$x_{6}$,$y_{6}$,$z_{6}$,$x_{7}$,$y_{7}$,$z_{7}$,$x_{8}$,$y_{8}$,$z_{8}$,$x_{9}$,$y_{9}$,$z_{9}$,$x_{10}$,$y_{10}$,$z_{10}$,$x_{11}$,$y_{11}$,$z_{11}$,$x_{12}$,$y_{12}$,$z_{12}$,$x_{13}$,$y_{13}$,$z_{13}$,$x_{14}$,$y_{14}$,$z_{14}$,$x_{15}$,$y_{15}$,$z_{15}$,$x_{16}$,$y_{16}$,$z_{16}$



Triclinic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & b \cos\gamma \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + b \sin\gamma \,\mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c_x \mathbf{\hat{x}} + c_y \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + c_z \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}\\\\ c_x & = & c \, \cos\beta \\ c_y & = & c \, (\cos\alpha -\cos\beta \cos\gamma)/\sin\gamma \\ c_z & = & \sqrt{c^2-c_x^2-c_y^2} \end{array} \]

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \text{Lattice Coordinates} & & \text{Cartesian Coordinates} &\text{Wyckoff Position} & \text{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{1}a+y_{1}b\cos\gamma+z_{1}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{1}b\sin\gamma+z_{1}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & -x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{1}a-y_{1}b\cos\gamma-z_{1}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{1}b\sin\gamma-z_{1}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{1}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{2}a+y_{2}b\cos\gamma+z_{2}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{2}b\sin\gamma+z_{2}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{2}a-y_{2}b\cos\gamma-z_{2}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{2}b\sin\gamma-z_{2}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{2}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{3}a+y_{3}b\cos\gamma+z_{3}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{3}b\sin\gamma+z_{3}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{3}a-y_{3}b\cos\gamma-z_{3}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{3}b\sin\gamma-z_{3}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{3}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{4}a+y_{4}b\cos\gamma+z_{4}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{4}b\sin\gamma+z_{4}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{4}a-y_{4}b\cos\gamma-z_{4}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{4}b\sin\gamma-z_{4}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{4}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{5}a+y_{5}b\cos\gamma+z_{5}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{5}b\sin\gamma+z_{5}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{5}a-y_{5}b\cos\gamma-z_{5}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{5}b\sin\gamma-z_{5}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{5}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{6}a+y_{6}b\cos\gamma+z_{6}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{6}b\sin\gamma+z_{6}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{6}a-y_{6}b\cos\gamma-z_{6}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{6}b\sin\gamma-z_{6}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{6}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{7}a+y_{7}b\cos\gamma+z_{7}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{7}b\sin\gamma+z_{7}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{7}a-y_{7}b\cos\gamma-z_{7}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{7}b\sin\gamma-z_{7}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{7}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{8}a+y_{8}b\cos\gamma+z_{8}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{8}b\sin\gamma+z_{8}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VIII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{8}a-y_{8}b\cos\gamma-z_{8}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{8}b\sin\gamma-z_{8}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{8}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O VIII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{9}a+y_{9}b\cos\gamma+z_{9}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{9}b\sin\gamma+z_{9}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{9}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O IX} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{9}a-y_{9}b\cos\gamma-z_{9}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{9}b\sin\gamma-z_{9}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{9}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O IX} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{10}a+y_{10}b\cos\gamma+z_{10}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{10}b\sin\gamma+z_{10}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{10}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O X} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & -x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{10}a-y_{10}b\cos\gamma-z_{10}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{10}b\sin\gamma-z_{10}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{10}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O X} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{11}a+y_{11}b\cos\gamma+z_{11}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{11}b\sin\gamma+z_{11}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{11}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O XI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & -x_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{11}a-y_{11}b\cos\gamma-z_{11}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{11}b\sin\gamma-z_{11}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{11}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O XI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{12}a+y_{12}b\cos\gamma+z_{12}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{12}b\sin\gamma+z_{12}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{12}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O XII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & -x_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{12}a-y_{12}b\cos\gamma-z_{12}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{12}b\sin\gamma-z_{12}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{12}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{O XII} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{13}a+y_{13}b\cos\gamma+z_{13}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{13}b\sin\gamma+z_{13}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{13}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -x_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{13}a-y_{13}b\cos\gamma-z_{13}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{13}b\sin\gamma-z_{13}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{13}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & x_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{14}a+y_{14}b\cos\gamma+z_{14}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{14}b\sin\gamma+z_{14}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{14}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & -x_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{14}a-y_{14}b\cos\gamma-z_{14}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{14}b\sin\gamma-z_{14}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{14}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & x_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{15}a+y_{15}b\cos\gamma+z_{15}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{15}b\sin\gamma+z_{15}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{15}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & -x_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{15}a-y_{15}b\cos\gamma-z_{15}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{15}b\sin\gamma-z_{15}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{15}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & x_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(x_{16}a+y_{16}b\cos\gamma+z_{16}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(y_{16}b\sin\gamma+z_{16}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{16}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & -x_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}-z_{16} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(-x_{16}a-y_{16}b\cos\gamma-z_{16}c_{x}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-y_{16}b\sin\gamma-z_{16}c_{y}\right) \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}-z_{16}c_{z} \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2i\right) & \text{W IV} \\ \end{array} \]

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