CsCl (B2) Structure: AB_cP2_221_b_a
| Prototype | : | CsCl |
| AFLOW prototype label | : | AB_cP2_221_b_a |
| Strukturbericht designation | : | $B2$ |
| Pearson symbol | : | cP2 |
| Space group number | : | 221 |
| Space group symbol | : | $\mbox{Pm}\bar{3}\mbox{m}$ |
| AFLOW prototype command | : | aflow --proto=AB_cP2_221_b_a --params=$a$ |
Other compounds with this structure
- CsBr, CsI, RbCl, AlCo, AgZn, BeCu, MgCe, RuAl, SrTl
Simple Cubic primitive vectors:
\[
\begin{array}{ccc}
\mathbf{a}_1 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}} \\
\mathbf{a}_2 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}} \\
\mathbf{a}_3 & = & a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}
\end{array}
\]
Basis vectors:
\[ \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & \mbox{Lattice Coordinates} & & \mbox{Cartesian Coordinates} &\mbox{Wyckoff Position} & \mbox{Atom Type} \\ \mathbf{B}_{1} & = &0 \, \mathbf{a}_{1} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{2} + 0 \, \mathbf{a}_{3} & = &0 \mathbf{\hat{x}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{y}} + 0 \mathbf{\hat{z}} & \left(1a\right) & \mbox{Cs} \\ \mathbf{B}_{2} & = &\frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{1}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{2}+ \frac12 \, \mathbf{a}_{3}& = &\frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{x}}+ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{y}}+ \frac12 \, a \, \mathbf{\hat{z}}& \left(1b\right) & \mbox{Cl} \\ \end{array} \]References
- V. Ganesan and K. S. Girirajan, Lattice parameter and thermal expansion of CsCl and CsBr by x–ray powder diffraction. I. Thermal expansion of CsCl from room temperature to 90° K, Pramana – Journal of Physics 27, 469–474 (1986).