Materials Data on Dy5Ge3C by Materials Project

Abstract

Dy5Ge3C crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Ge atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.04–3.06 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Ge and two equivalent C atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.60 Å. Both Dy–C bond lengths are 2.48 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five Ge and two equivalent C atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Ge bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.58 Å. Both Dy–C bond lengths are 2.49 Å. There are two inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Dy atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Dy atoms. C is bonded to six Dy atoms to form face-sharing CDy6 octahedra.