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L1_{a} (disputed CuPt₃ Structure): AB7_cF32_225_a_bd-001

Cubic · space group Fm-3m (No. 225) · Pearson cF32 · Strukturbericht L1a

Symmetry elements and Wyckoff positions (interactive)

L1_{a} (disputed CuPt₃ Structure): AB7_cF32_225_a_bd-001 in Fm-3m

Setting
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x = 0.10, y = 0.17, z = 0.08

Unit cell

Lattice constants
a = 5.600 Å, b = 5.600 Å, c = 5.600 Å; α = 90.00°, β = 90.00°, γ = 90.00°
Cell volume
175.6 ų
Atoms in the conventional cell
32 (Cu 4, Pt 28)
Formula units Z
4
Pearson symbol
cF32 — cubic, face-centred lattice, 32 atoms per conventional cell
Symmetry operations
192 per cell

Crystallographic sites

SiteElementWyckoffMultiplicityxyz
Cu1Cu4a40.00000.00000.0000
Pt2Pt4b40.50000.50000.5000
Pt3Pt24d240.00000.25000.2500

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 32 atoms drawn above are these sites multiplied by all 192 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

AB7_cF32_225_a_bd-001: the stoichiometry comes first (A, B, C… are the elements in alphabetical order of their site labels), then the Pearson symbol cF32, then the space-group number 225, then the Wyckoff letters occupied by each element in turn (Cu: 4a; Pt: 4b; Pt: 24d). Two structures with the same label are the same arrangement with different cell parameters or coordinates.

Note: L1_{a}, Disputed.

Source

Coordinates and cell from the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes, entry AB7_cF32_225_a_bd-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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