Orthorhombic Tridymite (SiO2) Structure: A2B_oC24_20_abc_c

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Prototype : SiO2
AFLOW prototype label : A2B_oC24_20_abc_c
Strukturbericht designation : None
Pearson symbol : oC24
Space group number : 20
Space group symbol : $\mbox{C222}_{1}$
AFLOW prototype command : aflow --proto=A2B_oC24_20_abc_c
--params=
$a,b/a,c/a,x_{1},y_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3},x_{4},y_{4},z_{4}$


Base-centered Orthorhombic primitive vectors:

\[ \begin{array}{ccc} \mathbf{a}_1 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\ \mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \end{array} \]

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} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}& =& x_{1} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & =& - x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} - x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - x_{1} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{O I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & =& - y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac14 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& y_{2} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac14 \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4b\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & =& y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} - y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \frac34 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - y_{2} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac34 \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4b\right) & \mbox{O II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & =& \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \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(8c\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & =& \left(y_{3} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} - \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} +\left(\frac12 + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - x_{3} \, a \mathbf{\hat{x}} - y_{3} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac12 + z_{3}\right) \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8c\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & =& - \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(y_{3} - x_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} +\left(\frac12 - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - x_{3} \, a \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{3} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac12 - z_{3}\right) \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8c\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & =& \left(x_{3} + y_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{3} - y_{3}\right) \, \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(8c\right) & \mbox{O III} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & =& \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \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(8c\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & =& \left(y_{4} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} - \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} +\left(\frac12 + z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - x_{4} \, a \mathbf{\hat{x}} - y_{4} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac12 + z_{4}\right) \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8c\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & =& - \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(y_{4} - x_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2} +\left(\frac12 - z_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =& - x_{4} \, a \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{4} \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac12 - z_{4}\right) \, c \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8c\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & =& \left(x_{4} + y_{4}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + \left(x_{4} - y_{4}\right) \, \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(8c\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \end{array} \]

References

  • W. A. Dollase, The crystal structure at 220°C of orthorhombic high tridymite from the Steinbach meteorite, Acta Cryst. 23, 617–623 (1967), doi:10.1107/S0365110X67003287.

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