Materials Data on Dy(Zn10Rh)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Dy(RhZn10)2 crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Dy is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to sixteen Zn atoms. There are four shorter (3.14 Å) and twelve longer (3.17 Å) Dy–Zn bond lengths. Rh is bonded to twelve Zn atoms to form corner-sharing RhZn12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (2.57 Å) and six longer (2.83 Å) Rh–Zn bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy, one Rh, and ten Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.67–3.08 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Dy and twelve equivalent Zn atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Rh and six equivalent Zn atoms.