Materials Data on Nd2FeSb4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Nd2FeSb4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P-4m2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Sb+2.25- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.32–3.48 Å. Fe3+ is bonded to four equivalent Sb+2.25- atoms to form corner-sharing FeSb4 tetrahedra. All Fe–Sb bond lengths are 2.51 Å. There are two inequivalent Sb+2.25- sites. In the first Sb+2.25- site, Sb+2.25- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Nd3+ and two equivalent Fe3+ atoms. In the second Sb+2.25- site, Sb+2.25- is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd3+ and four equivalent Sb+2.25- atoms. All Sb–Sb bond lengths are 3.13 Å.