$\gamma$–Ag3SI (Low–temperature) Structure: A3BC_hR5_146_b_a_a
| Prototype | : | Ag3SI |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | A3BC_hR5_146_b_a_a |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | None |
| Pearson symbol | : | hR5 |
| Space group number | : | 146 |
| Space group symbol | : | $R3$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=A3BC_hR5_146_b_a_a [--hex] --params=$a,c/a,x_{1},x_{2},x_{3},y_{3},z_{3}$ |
Rhombohedral primitive vectors:
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a}_1 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\mathbf{a}_3 & = & - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac13 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\end{array}
\]
Basis vectors:
\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \mbox{Lattice Coordinates} & & \mbox{Cartesian Coordinates} &\mbox{Wyckoff Position} & \mbox{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = & x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \mbox{I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \mbox{S} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(x_{3}-z_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}x_{3}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}y_{3}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}z_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{3}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}+z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3b\right) & \mbox{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(-y_{3}+z_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}x_{3}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}y_{3}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}z_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{3}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}+z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3b\right) & \mbox{Ag} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & y_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + x_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \frac{1}{2}\left(-x_{3}+y_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \left(-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}x_{3}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}y_{3}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}z_{3}\right)a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac{1}{3}\left(x_{3}+y_{3}+z_{3}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(3b\right) & \mbox{Ag} \\ \end{array} \]References
- S. Hoshino, T. Sakuma, and Y. Fujii, A Structural Phase Transition in Superionic Conductor Ag3SI, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 47, 1252–1259 (1979), doi:10.1143/JPSJ.47.1252.
Found in
- P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds, ASM International (2013).