α-KHo$_{2}$F$_{7}$ Structure: A7B2C_mC80_12_g5i4j_hij_2i-001
| Prototype | F$_{7}$Ho$_{2}$K |
| AFLOW prototype label | A7B2C_mC80_12_g5i4j_hij_2i-001 |
| ICSD | 63531 |
| CCDC | 1626634 |
| Pearson symbol | mC80 |
| Space group number | 12 |
| Space group symbol | $C2/m$ |
| AFLOW prototype command |
aflow --proto=A7B2C_mC80_12_g5i4j_hij_2i-001
--params=$a, \allowbreak b/a, \allowbreak c/a, \allowbreak \beta, \allowbreak y_{1}, \allowbreak y_{2}, \allowbreak x_{3}, \allowbreak z_{3}, \allowbreak x_{4}, \allowbreak z_{4}, \allowbreak x_{5}, \allowbreak z_{5}, \allowbreak x_{6}, \allowbreak z_{6}, \allowbreak x_{7}, \allowbreak z_{7}, \allowbreak x_{8}, \allowbreak z_{8}, \allowbreak x_{9}, \allowbreak z_{9}, \allowbreak x_{10}, \allowbreak z_{10}, \allowbreak x_{11}, \allowbreak y_{11}, \allowbreak z_{11}, \allowbreak x_{12}, \allowbreak y_{12}, \allowbreak z_{12}, \allowbreak x_{13}, \allowbreak y_{13}, \allowbreak z_{13}, \allowbreak x_{14}, \allowbreak y_{14}, \allowbreak z_{14}, \allowbreak x_{15}, \allowbreak y_{15}, \allowbreak z_{15}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
α-KEr$_{2}$F$_{7}$
- This is the low-temperature structure of KHo$_{2}$F$_{7}$. At higher temperatures it transforms in to the $\beta$–KEr$_{2}$F$_{7}$ structure.
- (le Fur, 1982) placed this structure in the non-centrosymmetric $Cm$ #8 space group. (Marsh, 1988) found that the structure could be equally well refined in centrosymmetric $C2/m$.
- The default AFLOW parameterization of this structure rather severely distorts the monoclinic unit cell, changing the angle $\beta$ from 125.33$^\circ$ to 144.257$^\circ$. Although of course it produces an equivalent structure, wee have chosen to use the more compact experimental discription of the lattice here.
\[ \begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a_{1}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{2}}&=&\frac{1}{2}a \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2}b \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}\\\mathbf{a_{3}}&=&c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}\]
Basis vectors
| Lattice coordinates | Cartesian coordinates | Wyckoff position | Atom type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathbf{B_{1}}$ | = | $- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{2}}$ | = | $y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}$ | = | $- b y_{1} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}$ | (4g) | F I |
| $\mathbf{B_{3}}$ | = | $- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Ho I |
| $\mathbf{B_{4}}$ | = | $y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+\frac{1}{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\frac{1}{2}c \cos{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{2} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+\frac{1}{2}c \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4h) | Ho I |
| $\mathbf{B_{5}}$ | = | $x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{6}}$ | = | $- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{3} + c z_{3} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{3} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F II |
| $\mathbf{B_{7}}$ | = | $x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F III |
| $\mathbf{B_{8}}$ | = | $- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{4} + c z_{4} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{4} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F III |
| $\mathbf{B_{9}}$ | = | $x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{10}}$ | = | $- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{5} + c z_{5} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{5} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F IV |
| $\mathbf{B_{11}}$ | = | $x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F V |
| $\mathbf{B_{12}}$ | = | $- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{6} + c z_{6} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{6} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F V |
| $\mathbf{B_{13}}$ | = | $x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F VI |
| $\mathbf{B_{14}}$ | = | $- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{7} + c z_{7} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{7} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | F VI |
| $\mathbf{B_{15}}$ | = | $x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ho II |
| $\mathbf{B_{16}}$ | = | $- x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{8} + c z_{8} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{8} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | Ho II |
| $\mathbf{B_{17}}$ | = | $x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{18}}$ | = | $- x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{9} + c z_{9} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{9} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | K I |
| $\mathbf{B_{19}}$ | = | $x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{10} + c z_{10} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+c z_{10} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{20}}$ | = | $- x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{10} + c z_{10} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- c z_{10} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (4i) | K II |
| $\mathbf{B_{21}}$ | = | $\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{22}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{23}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{24}}$ | = | $\left(x_{11} + y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{11} - y_{11}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{11} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{11} + c z_{11} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{11} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{11} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VII |
| $\mathbf{B_{25}}$ | = | $\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{26}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{27}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{28}}$ | = | $\left(x_{12} + y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{12} - y_{12}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{12} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{12} + c z_{12} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{12} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{12} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F VIII |
| $\mathbf{B_{29}}$ | = | $\left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{13} + c z_{13} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{13} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F IX |
| $\mathbf{B_{30}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{13} + c z_{13} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{13} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F IX |
| $\mathbf{B_{31}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{13} + c z_{13} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{13} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F IX |
| $\mathbf{B_{32}}$ | = | $\left(x_{13} + y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{13} - y_{13}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{13} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{13} + c z_{13} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{13} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{13} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F IX |
| $\mathbf{B_{33}}$ | = | $\left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{14} + c z_{14} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{14} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F X |
| $\mathbf{B_{34}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{14} + c z_{14} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{14} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F X |
| $\mathbf{B_{35}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{14} + c z_{14} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{14} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F X |
| $\mathbf{B_{36}}$ | = | $\left(x_{14} + y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{14} - y_{14}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{14} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{14} + c z_{14} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{14} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{14} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | F X |
| $\mathbf{B_{37}}$ | = | $\left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{15} + c z_{15} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{15} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | Ho III |
| $\mathbf{B_{38}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{15} + c z_{15} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}+b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{15} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | Ho III |
| $\mathbf{B_{39}}$ | = | $- \left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- \left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $- \left(a x_{15} + c z_{15} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}- c z_{15} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | Ho III |
| $\mathbf{B_{40}}$ | = | $\left(x_{15} + y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+\left(x_{15} - y_{15}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+z_{15} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}$ | = | $\left(a x_{15} + c z_{15} \cos{\beta}\right) \,\mathbf{\hat{x}}- b y_{15} \,\mathbf{\hat{y}}+c z_{15} \sin{\beta} \,\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ | (8j) | Ho III |
References
- R. E. Marsh and F. Herbstein, More space-group changes 44, 77–88 (1988), doi:10.1107/S0108768187009492.
- Y. L. Fur, S. Aléonard, M. F. Gorius, and M. T. Roux, Structure des phases de type α-KEr$_{2}$F$_{7}$ 38, 1431–1436 (1982), doi:10.1107/S0567740882006098.
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).
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aflow --proto=A7B2C_mC80_12_g5i4j_hij_2i --params=$a,b/a,c/a,\beta,y_{1},y_{2},x_{3},z_{3},x_{4},z_{4},x_{5},z_{5},x_{6},z_{6},x_{7},z_{7},x_{8},z_{8},x_{9},z_{9},x_{10},z_{10},x_{11},y_{11},z_{11},x_{12},y_{12},z_{12},x_{13},y_{13},z_{13},x_{14},y_{14},z_{14},x_{15},y_{15},z_{15}$