NbTe4 Structure: AB4_tP10_103_a_d
| Prototype | : | NbTe4 |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | AB4_tP10_103_a_d |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | None |
| Pearson symbol | : | tP10 |
| Space group number | : | 103 |
| Space group symbol | : | $P4cc$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=AB4_tP10_103_a_d --params=$a,c/a,z_{1},x_{2},y_{2},z_{2}$ |
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} & = & z_{1} \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & z_{1}c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2a\right) & \mbox{Nb} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{1}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(2a\right) & \mbox{Nb} \\ \mathbf{B}_{3} & = & 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(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{4} & = & -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(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{5} & = & -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(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{6} & = & 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(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{7} & = & x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{8} & = & -x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{9} & = & -y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1}-x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & -y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}-x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \mathbf{B}_{10} & = & y_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + x_{2} \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right) \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = & y_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} + x_{2}a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} + \left(\frac{1}{2} +z_{2}\right)c \, \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(8d\right) & \mbox{Te} \\ \end{array} \]References
- H. Böhm, The high temperature modification of niobium tetratelluride NbTe4, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials 180, 113–122 (1987), doi:10.1524/zkri.1987.180.1-4.113.
Found in
- P. Villars and K. Cenzual, Pearson's Crystal Data – Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds, ASM International (2013).