International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume D
Physical properties of crystals
Edited by A. Authier

International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. D. ch. 1.5, p. 138

Table 1.5.8.1 

A. S. Borovik-Romanova and H. Grimmerb*

a P. L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Street 2, 119334 Moscow, Russia, and bLabor für Neutronenstreuung, ETH Zurich, and Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5234 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Correspondence e-mail:  hans.grimmer@psi.ch

Table 1.5.8.1 | top | pdf |
The forms of the tensor characterizing the linear magnetoelectric effect

Magnetic crystal class Matrix representation of the property tensor [\alpha_{ij}]
Schoenflies Hermann–Mauguin
[{\bi C}_{1}] [1] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & \alpha_{12} & \alpha_{13}\cr \alpha_{21} & \alpha_{22} & \alpha_{23}\cr \alpha_{31} & \alpha_{32} & \alpha_{33} }\right]]
[{\bi C}_{i}({\bi C}_{1})] [{\bar 1}']
   
[{\bi C}_{2}] [2\,(=121)] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & 0 & \alpha_{13}\cr 0 & \alpha_{22} & 0 \cr \alpha_{31} & 0 & \alpha_{33} }\right]]
[{\bi C}_{s}({\bi C}_{1})] [m'\,(=1m'1)]
[{\bi C}_{2h}({\bi C}_{2})] [2/m'\,(=1\,2/m'\,1)]
  (unique axis y)
[{\bi C}_{s} ] [m\, (=1m1)] [\left[\matrix { 0 & \alpha_{12} & 0 \cr \alpha_{21} & 0 & \alpha_{23}\cr 0 & \alpha_{32} & 0 }\right]]
[{\bi C}_{2}({\bi C}_{1})] [2'\,(=12'1)]
[{\bi C}_{2h}({\bi C}_{s})] [2'/m\,(=1\,2'/m\,1)]
  (unique axis y)
[{\bi D}_{2} ] [222] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & \alpha_{22} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha_{33} }\right]]
[{\bi C}_{2v}({\bi C}_{2})] [m'm'2\,[2m'm',\,m'2m']]
[{\bi D}_{2h}({\bi D}_{2})] [m'm'm']
[{\bi C}_{2v}] [mm2] [\left[\matrix { 0 & \alpha_{12} & 0 \cr \alpha_{21} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 }\right]]
[{\bi D}_{2}({\bi C}_{2})] [2'2'2]
[{\bi C}_{2v}({\bi C}_{s})] [2'mm'\,[m2'm']]
[{\bi D}_{2h}({\bi C}_{2v})] [mmm']
[{\bi C}_{4},\, {\bi S}_{4}({\bi C}_{2}),\, {\bi C}_{4h}({\bi C}_{4})] [4,\, {\bar 4}',\,4/m' ] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11}& \alpha_{12} & 0 \cr - \alpha_{12} & \alpha_{11} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha_{33} }\right]]
[ {\bi C}_{3},\, {\bi S}_{6}({\bi C}_{3})] [3,\, {\bar 3}' ]
[{\bi C}_{6},\, {\bi C}_{3h}({\bi C}_{3}),\, {\bi C}_{6h}({\bi C}_{6})] [6,\, {\bar 6}',\,6/m']
[{\bi S}_{4} ] [{\bar 4}] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11}& \alpha_{12} & 0 \cr \alpha_{12}&- \alpha_{11} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 }\right]]
[{\bi C}_{4}({\bi C}_{2})] [4']
[{\bi C}_{4h}({\bi S}_{4})] [4'/m']
[{\bi D}_{4},\, {\bi C}_{4v}({\bi C}_{4})] [422,\,4m'm' ] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & \alpha_{11} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha_{33} }\right]]
[{\bi D}_{2d}({\bi D}_{2}),\, {\bi D}_{4h}({\bi D}_{4})] [{\bar 4}'2m'\, [{\bar 4}'m'2],\,4/m'm'm' ]
[{\bi D}_{3},\, {\bi C}_{3v}({\bi C}_{3}),\, {\bi D}_{3d}({\bi D}_{3}) ] [32,\,3m',\, {\bar 3}'m' ]
[{\bi D}_{6},\, {\bi C}_{6v}({\bi C}_{6})] [622,\,6m'm']
[{\bi D}_{3h}({\bi D}_{3}),\, {\bi D}_{6h}({\bi D}_{6})] [{\bar 6}'m'2\, [{\bar 6}'2m'],\, 6/m'm'm']
[{\bi C}_{4v},\, {\bi D}_{4}({\bi C}_{4})] [4mm,\,42'2' ] [\left[\matrix { 0 & \alpha_{12} & 0 \cr - \alpha_{12} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 }\right]]
[{\bi D}_{2d}({\bi C}_{2v}),\, {\bi D}_{4h}({\bi C}_{4v})] [{\bar 4}'2'm\, [{\bar 4}'m2'],\,4/m'mm]
[{\bi C}_{3v},\, {\bi D}_{3}({\bi C}_{3}),\, {\bi D}_{3d}({\bi C}_{3v}) ] [3m,\,32',\, {\bar 3}'m]
[{\bi C}_{6v},\, {\bi D}_{6}({\bi C}_{6}) ] [6mm,\,62'2' ]
[{\bi D}_{3h}({\bi C}_{3v}),\, {\bi D}_{6h}({\bi C}_{6v})] [{\bar 6}'m2'\, [{\bar 6}'2'm],\,6/m'mm]
[{\bi D}_{2d},\, {\bi D}_{2d}({\bi S}_{4})] [{\bar 4}2m,\, {\bar 4}m'2'] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 &- \alpha_{11} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 0 }\right]]
[{\bi D}_{4}({\bi D}_{2}),\, {\bi C}_{4v}({\bi C}_{2v})] [4'22',\,4'm'm]
[{\bi D}_{4h}({\bi D}_{2d})] [4'/m'm'm]
[{\bi T},\, {\bi T}_{h}({\bi T})] [23,\,m' {\bar 3}' ] [\left[\matrix { \alpha_{11} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & \alpha_{11} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & \alpha_{11} }\right]]
[{\bi O},\, {\bi T}_{d}({\bi T}),\, {\bi O}_{h}({\bi O})] [432,\, {\bar 4}'3m',\,m' {\bar 3}'m']