The Niobium Oxide (NbO) Structure

Last modified 5 April 2001

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This is just the Sodium Chloride (B1) structure with one atom of each type missing.

• Prototype: NbO
• Pearson Symbol: cP6
• Space Group: Pm(-3)m (Cartesian and lattice coordinate listings available)
• Number: 221
• Primitive Vectors:
  • A₁ = a X
  • A₂ = a Y
  • A₃ = a Z
• Basis Vectors:

  B1	=	½ A2 + ½ A3	=	½ aY + ½ aZ	(Nb)	(3c)
  B2	=	½ A1 + ½ A3	=	½ aX + ½ aZ	(Nb)	(3c)
  B3	=	½ A1 + ½ A2	=	½ aX + ½ aY	(Nb)	(3c)
  B4	=	½ A1	=	½ aX	(O)	(3d)
  B5	=	½ A2	=	½ aY	(O)	(3d)
  B6	=	½ A3	=	½ aZ	(O)	(3d)

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