Materials Data on Er3(Al3Ru)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Er3(RuAl3)4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ru and eleven Al atoms. All Er–Ru bond lengths are 3.36 Å. There are a spread of Er–Al bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.20 Å. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Al atoms. There are two shorter (2.39 Å) and six longer (2.58 Å) Ru–Al bond lengths. In the second Ru site, Ru is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and eight Al atoms. There are a spread of Ru–Al bond distances ranging from 2.54–2.68 Å. There are four inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er and three equivalent Ru atoms. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er and three Ru atoms. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er and two equivalent Ru atoms. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three equivalent Er and two equivalent Ru atoms.