ReSi2 Structure: AB2_oI6_71_a_i
| Prototype | : | ReSi2 |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | AB2_oI6_71_a_i |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | None |
| Pearson symbol | : | oI6 |
| Space group number | : | 71 |
| Space group symbol | : | $\mbox{Immm}$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=AB2_oI6_71_a_i --params=$a,b/a,c/a,z_{2}$ |
Body-centered Orthorhombic primitive vectors:
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a}_1 & = & - \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\mathbf{a}_2 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\mathbf{a}_3 & = & ~ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac12 \, b \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} - \frac12 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} \\
\end{array}
\]
Basis vectors:
\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \mbox{Lattice Coordinates} & & \mbox{Cartesian Coordinates} &\mbox{Wyckoff Position} & \mbox{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B_1} & = & 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & 0 \mathbf{\hat{x}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{y}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2a\right) & \mbox{Re} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & =& z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}& =& z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4i\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & =& - z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} - z_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2}& =& - z_{2} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4i\right) & \mbox{Si} \\ \end{array} \]References
- T. Siegrist, F. Hulliger, and G. Travaglini, The crystal structure and some properties of ReSi2, J. Less–Common Met. 92, 119–129 (1983), doi:10.1016/0022-5088(83)90233-3.