NiNbTe$_{2}$ Structure: ABC2_oP16_28_d_2c_ab2c-001
| Prototype | NbNiTe$_{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype label | ABC2_oP16_28_d_2c_ab2c-001 |
| ICSD | 71841 |
| CCDC | 632724 |
| Pearson symbol | oP16 |
| Space group number | 28 |
| Space group symbol | $Pma2$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=ABC2_oP16_28_d_2c_ab2c-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak z_{1}, \allowbreak z_{2}, \allowbreak y_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak y_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak y_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak y_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak y_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
NiTaTe$_{2}$
- This is one of the few structures in the Encyclopedia where atoms are on all Wyckoff sites of the space group.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2a) | Te I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Te II |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2b) | Te II |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Ni I |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{3} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Ni I |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Ni II |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{4} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Ni II |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Te III |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{5} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Te III |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Te IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{3}{4}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{6} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (2c) | Te IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a x_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $\left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $a \left(x_{7} + \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Nb I |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- a \left(x_{7} - \frac{1}{2}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{7} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4d) | Nb I |
References
- J.-L. Huang, S.-X. Liu, and B.-Q. Huang, Metal Clusters Synthesized by Solid State Reaction – Preparation and Crystal Structure of Two Mixed Metal Clusters, Ni$_{2}$Nb$_{2}$Te$_{4}$(I) AND Ni$_{2}$Ta$_{2}$Te$_{4}$(II), Sci. China (Series B) 34, 666–674 (1991), doi:10.1360/yb1991-34-6-666.
Found in
- Inorganic Crystal Structure Database. Entry 71841 (Ni2Nb2Te4).
First cited in
- N. Anderson, M. J. Mehl, H. Eckert, S. Divilov, X. Campilongo, S. Curtarolo, The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes: Part 5. Submitted to Computational Materials Science (2026).
Geometry files
Prototype Generator
aflow --proto=ABC2_oP16_28_d_2c_ab2c --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{1},z_{2},y_{3},z_{3},y_{4},z_{4},y_{5},z_{5},y_{6},z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7}$