$\kappa$–alumina (Al2O3) Structure: A2B3_oP40_33_4a_6a

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Prototype : Al2O3
AFLOW prototype label : A2B3_oP40_33_4a_6a
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : oP40
Space group number : 33
Space group symbol : $Pna2_{1}$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A2B3_oP40_33_4a_6a
--params=
$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},y_{1},z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4},x_{5},y_{5},z_{5},x_{6},y_{6}, \\z_{6},x_{7},y_{7},z_{7},x_{8},y_{8},z_{8},x_{9},y_{9},z_{9},x_{10},y_{10},z_{10}$


Other compounds with this structure

  • (1–$x$)Fe2O3 ⋅ $x$Al2O3, (1–$x$)Fe2O3 ⋅ $x$Ga2O3. An approximation to the true crystal structure of $\epsilon$–Ga2O3 (Yoshioka, 2007).

Simple Orthorhombic primitive vectors:

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

Basis vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \mbox{Lattice Coordinates} & & \mbox{Cartesian Coordinates} &\mbox{Wyckoff Position} & \mbox{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{1}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & -x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{1}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{1}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{1}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{1}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{1}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{2}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{2}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{2}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & -x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{3}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{3}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{3}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{3}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{3}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{13} & = & x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{14} & = & -x_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{4}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{4}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{15} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{4} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{4}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{4}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{16} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{4}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{4}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{4}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Al IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{17} & = & x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{5}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{18} & = & -x_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{5}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{5}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{19} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{5} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{5}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{5}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{20} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{5}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{5}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{5}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{21} & = & x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{22} & = & -x_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{6}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{6}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{23} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{6} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{6}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{6}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{24} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{6}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{6}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{6}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{25} & = & x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{26} & = & -x_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{7}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{7}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{27} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{7} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{7}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{7}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{28} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{7}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{7}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{7}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{29} & = & x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{30} & = & -x_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{8}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{8}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{31} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{8} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{8}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{8}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{32} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{8}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{8}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{8}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O IV} \\ \mathbf{B}_{33} & = & x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{9}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{9}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{9}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{34} & = & -x_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{9}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{9}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{35} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{9} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{9}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{9}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{9}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{36} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{9}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{9}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{9}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O V} \\ \mathbf{B}_{37} & = & x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{10}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{10}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{10}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{38} & = & -x_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{10}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{10}b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{39} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{10} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +x_{10}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} - y_{10}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + z_{10}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O VI} \\ \mathbf{B}_{40} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} - x_{10}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +y_{10}\right)b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{10}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O VI} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • B. Ollivier, R. Retoux, P. Lacorre, D. Massiot, and G. Férey, Crystal structure of κ–alumina: an X–ray powder diffraction, TEM and NMR study, J. Mater. Chem. 7, 1049–1056 (1997), doi:10.1039/A700054E.

Found in

  • K. Matsuzaki, H. Yanagi, T. Kamiya, H. Hiramatsu, K. Nomura, M. Hirano, and H. Hosono, Field–induced current modulation in epitaxial film of deep–ultraviolet transparent oxide semiconductor Ga2O3, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 092106 (2006), doi:10.1063/1.2179373.
  • S. Yoshioka, H. Hayashi, A. Kuwabara, F. Oba, K. Matsunaga, and I. Tanaka, Structures and energetics of Ga2O3 polymorphs, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 346211 (2007), doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/34/346211.

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