Materials Data on Rb3Gd by Materials Project

Abstract

Rb3Gd is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rb is bonded to eight equivalent Rb and four equivalent Gd atoms to form RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent GdRb12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent GdRb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra. All Rb–Rb bond lengths are 4.06 Å. All Rb–Gd bond lengths are 4.06 Å. Gd is bonded to twelve equivalent Rb atoms to form GdRb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent GdRb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent GdRb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent RbRb8Gd4 cuboctahedra.