Table 3.

Structural properties of the ‘A’ metals. The lattice distances are in Å.

‘A’ metals	Group symmetry	a	b	c
Al	Fm3m	4.039, 4.041a	4.039, 4.041a	4.039, 4.041a
Si	Fd3m	5.468 5.431b	5.468, 5.431b	5.468, 5.431b
P	P1	3.306, 3.313c	11.260, 10.408c	4.552, 4.374c
Ga	Cmca	4.579, 4.523d	7.774, 7.661d	4.594, 4.524d
Ge	Fd3m	5.783, 5.657e	5.783, 5.657e	5.783, 5.657e
As	R-3m	3.815, 3.759f	3.815, 3.759f	10.806, 10.457f
In	I4/mmm	3.328, 4.599g	3.328, 4.599g	4.977, 4.946g

^aStraumanis [58].

^bHom et al [59].

^cCartz et al [60].

^dSharma and Donohue [61].

^eSmakula and Kalnajs [62].

^fSchiferl and Barrett [63].

^gRidley [64].