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. 2012 Nov 14;69(Pt 1):75–90. doi: 10.1107/S0108767312041657

Table 4. Superspace groups for incommensurate compounds with three-dimensional modulations.

Given are the published modulation wavevectors and superspace-group symbol, the number and symbol of the standard BSG setting of the superspace group in Inline graphic and the modulation wavevectors in the standard BSG setting. The published and standard basic structure unit cells are equal to each other: Inline graphic (Inline graphic.

        Inline graphic Superspace-group symbols for Standard BSG setting
Compound Note Inline graphic (K) Published Inline graphic No. published/standard BSG settings Inline graphic
(TaSeInline graphicI (a) Inline graphic Inline graphic 97.3.179.24 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
FeInline graphicO (b) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.209.1 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
None (c)   Inline graphic 225.3.212.5 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
CuInline graphicBiSInline graphic (d) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.215.7 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
BiInline graphicCrInline graphicOInline graphic (e) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.215.7 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
BiInline graphicMoInline graphicOInline graphic (f) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.215.7 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
BiInline graphicNbInline graphicOInline graphic (g) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.215.8 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
BiInline graphicTaInline graphicOInline graphic (h) 295 Inline graphic 225.3.215.8 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
BaBiInline graphicOInline graphic (i) 295 Inline graphic 229.3.211.5 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic
VInline graphicNiInline graphicSiInline graphic (j) 295 Inline graphic 229.3.214.8 Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic   Inline graphic Inline graphic
      Inline graphic     Inline graphic

Notes: (a) van Smaalen et al. (2001) incorrectly reported a Inline graphicD superspace group Inline graphic. (b) Wustite, Inline graphic; Yamamoto (1982). (c) Provided for purposes of comparison with the other groups with BSG Inline graphic; ‘published’ setting is the symbol from Yamamoto (2005). (d) Ohmasa et al. (1995). (e) Esmaeilzadeh et al. (2001) only discuss the supercentered setting. They give two more compositions: BiInline graphicCrInline graphicOInline graphic with Inline graphic (Inline graphic) and Inline graphic (Inline graphic). (f) Valldor et al. (2000). (g) Withers et al. (1999): BiInline graphicNbInline graphicOInline graphic (Inline graphic). (h) Ling et al. (1998): BiInline graphicTaInline graphicOInline graphic (Inline graphic). (i) Esmaeilzadeh et al. (2000). (j) Withers et al. (1990) and Yamamoto (1993).