Materials Data on Yb(P2Rh3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Yb(Rh3P2)2 crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded to six equivalent Rh and six equivalent P atoms to form distorted face-sharing YbP6Rh6 cuboctahedra. All Yb–Rh bond lengths are 3.04 Å. All Yb–P bond lengths are 2.94 Å. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five P atoms. There are three shorter (2.44 Å) and two longer (2.60 Å) Rh–P bond lengths. In the second Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb and four P atoms. There are a spread of Rh–P bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.48 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Rh atoms. In the second P site, P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb and six Rh atoms.