Table 3. Bases of the 35 ZnSnN2 16-atom unit cells and the resultant space groups.
| Atom position | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Space group |
| Zn | Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Cm |
| Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pmc21 † |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pmn21 † |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pca21 † |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P21 |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pbn21 † |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P21 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P21 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pca21 † |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P21 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pbn21 † |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Sn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Zn | Sn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | P1 |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Sn | Zn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
| Zn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Sn | Zn | Zn | Zn | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Pm |
This phase is a maximal subgroup of Pmc21 and is involved in the Pmc21 to Pbn21 transition.