$\alpha$–Cristobalite (SiO2, $C30$, low) Structure: A2B_tP12_92_b_a
| Prototype | : | SiO2 |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | A2B_tP12_92_b_a |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | $C30$ |
| Pearson symbol | : | tP12 |
| Space group number | : | 92 |
| Space group symbol | : | $\mbox{P4}_{1}\mbox{2}_{1}\mbox{2}$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=A2B_tP12_92_b_a --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$ |
Other compounds with this structure
- BeF2
- If the silicon atoms are replaced by aluminium and phosphorous atoms the structure is very similar to the “low cristobalite” form of AlPO$_{4}$. Although this as the same space group and Wyckoff positions as paratellurite ($\alpha$-TeO$_{2}$, the actual positions of the atoms are substantially different, so we have given the two compounds separate entries in the database.
Simple Tetragonal primitive vectors:
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\
\mathbf{a}_2 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\
\mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}\\
\end{array}
\]
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}}+ x_{1} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & =&- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{1} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- x_{1} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & =&\left(\frac12 - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 + x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac14 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 - x_{1}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 + x_{1}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac14 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & =&\left(\frac12 + x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 - x_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac34 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 + x_{1}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 - x_{1}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac34 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4a\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \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} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & =&- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac12 + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- y_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac12 + z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & =&\left(\frac12 - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 + x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 - y_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 + x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 + z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & =&\left(\frac12 + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac34 + z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 + y_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 - x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac34 + z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & =&\left(\frac12 - x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 + y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac14 - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 - x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 + y_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac14 - z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & =&\left(\frac12 + x_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \left(\frac12 - y_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac34 - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&\left(\frac12 + x_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \left(\frac12 - y_{2}\right) \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac34 - z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{11} & =&y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&y_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \mathbf{B}_{12} & =&- y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}- x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac12 - z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& =&- y_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- x_{2} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac12 - z_{2}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(8b\right) & \mbox{O} \\ \end{array} \]References
- J. J. Pluth, J. V. Smith, and J. Faber Jr., Crystal structure of low cristobalite at 10, 293, and 473 K: Variation of framework geometry with temperature, J. Appl. Phys. 57, 1045–1049 (1985), doi:10.1063/1.334545.
Found in
- P. Villars and L. Calvert, Pearson's Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phases (ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 1991), 2nd edn., pp. 4759.