Materials Data on Dy3Al2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Dy3Al2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2nm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four Al atoms. All Dy–Al bond lengths are 3.30 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Al atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Al bond distances ranging from 3.07–3.22 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Al atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Al bond distances ranging from 3.10–3.12 Å. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to eight Dy and two Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.78 Å) and one longer (2.92 Å) Al–Al bond lengths. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to eight Dy and two Al atoms. The Al–Al bond length is 2.76 Å.