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α-CuZrF₆ CuF₆Zr
Cubic · space group Fm-3 (No. 202) · Pearson cF56
Symmetry elements and Wyckoff positions (interactive)
α-CuZrF₆ in Fm-3
SettingUnit cell
- Lattice constants
- a = 7.939 Å, b = 7.939 Å, c = 7.939 Å; α = 90.00°, β = 90.00°, γ = 90.00°
- Cell volume
- 500.4 ų
- Atoms in the conventional cell
- 56 (Cu 4, Zr 4, F 48)
- Formula units Z
- 4
- Pearson symbol
- cF56 — cubic, face-centred lattice, 56 atoms per conventional cell
- Symmetry operations
- 96 per cell
Crystallographic sites
| Site | Element | Wyckoff | Multiplicity | x | y | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu1 | Cu | 4a | 4 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| Zr3 | Zr | 4b | 4 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 |
| F2 | F | 48h | 48 | 0.0000 | 0.0130 | 0.2493 |
The multiplicity and the Wyckoff letter say how many copies of the site the group makes in one cell and on which kind of symmetry element the site sits; the 56 atoms drawn above are these sites multiplied by all 96 operations. Press Wyckoff under Colour to see the sites, and tick a symmetry element on the left to see which atoms lie on it.
How to read the label
AB12C_cF56_202_a_h_b-001: the stoichiometry comes first (A, B, C… are the elements in alphabetical order of their site labels), then the Pearson symbol cF56, then the space-group number 202, then the Wyckoff letters occupied by each element in turn (Cu: 4a; Zr: 4b; F: 48h). Two structures with the same label are the same arrangement with different cell parameters or coordinates.
Note: α-CuZrF₆.
Source
Coordinates and cell from the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes, entry AB12C_cF56_202_a_h_b-001 (M. J. Mehl et al., Comput. Mater. Sci. 136, S1 (2017); D. Hicks et al., ibid. 161, S1 (2019) and 199, 110450 (2021); S. Eckert et al., ibid. 240, 112988 (2024)). Symmetry elements, Wyckoff assignment and the diagram are computed on this page from the group operations.
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