Na3As (D018) Structure: AB3_hP8_194_c_bf
| Prototype | : | Na3As |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | AB3_hP8_194_c_bf |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | $D0_{18}$ |
| Pearson symbol | : | hP8 |
| Space group number | : | 194 |
| Space group symbol | : | $\mbox{P6}_{3}\mbox{/mmc}$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=AB3_hP8_194_c_bf --params=$a,c/a,z_{3}$ |
- (Hafner, 1994) argue that the correct structure for Na3As is not this one, but instead the Cu3P structure A3B_hP24_185_ab2c_c, space group $P6_3cm$.
Hexagonal primitive vectors:
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a}_1 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} - \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\
\mathbf{a}_2 & = & \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + \frac{\sqrt3}2 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\
\mathbf{a}_3 & = & c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}\\
\end{array}
\]
Basis vectors:
\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \mbox{Lattice Coordinates} & & \mbox{Cartesian Coordinates} &\mbox{Wyckoff Position} & \mbox{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1}& = &\frac14 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac14 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(2b\right) & \mbox{Na I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2}& = &\frac34 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac34 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(2b\right) & \mbox{Na I} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3}& = &\frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac14 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac14 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(2c\right) & \mbox{As} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4}& = &\frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac34 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac34 \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(2c\right) & \mbox{As} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5}& = &\frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ z_{3} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4f\right) & \mbox{Na II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6}& = &\frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac12 + z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac12 + z_{3}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4f\right) & \mbox{Na II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7}& = &\frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}- z_{3} \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}- \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}- z_{3} \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4f\right) & \mbox{Na II} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8}& = &\frac13 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac23 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \left(\frac12 - z_{3}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \left(\frac12 - z_{3}\right) \, c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(4f\right) & \mbox{Na II} \\ \end{array} \]References
- P. Hafner and K.–J. Range, Na3As revisited: high–pressure synthesis of single crystals and structure refinement, J. Alloys Compd. 216, 7–10 (1994), doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)91033-2.
- G. Brauer and E. Zintl, Konstitution von Phosphiden, Arseniden, Antimoniden und Wismutiden des Lithiums, Natriums und Kaliums, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 37B, 323–352 (1937).
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. 1187.