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Materials Data on Ho9Er3(MnBi2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Er3Ho9(MnBi2)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Er sites. In the first Er site, Er is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four Bi atoms. The Er–Mn bond length is 3.23 Å. All Er–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the second Er site, Er is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four Bi atoms. The Er–Mn bond length is 3.23 Å. All Er–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the third Er site, Er is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four equivalent Bi atoms. The Er–Mn bond length is 3.23 Å. All Er–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. There are nine inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four Bi atoms. The Ho–Mn bond length is 3.23 Å. All Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four equivalent Bi atoms. The Ho–Mn bond length is 3.23 Å. All Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the third Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Mn and four Bi atoms. The Ho–Mn bond length is 3.24 Å. All Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.32 Å. In the fourth Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mn and two Bi atoms. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. There are one shorter (3.23 Å) and one longer (3.24 Å) Ho–Bi bond lengths. In the fifth Ho site, Ho is bonded to two equivalent Mn and two Bi atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HoMn2Bi2 tetrahedra. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.24 Å. In the sixth Ho site, Ho is bonded to two equivalent Mn and two equivalent Bi atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HoMn2Bi2 tetrahedra. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.24 Å. In the seventh Ho site, Ho is bonded to two equivalent Mn and two Bi atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HoMn2Bi2 tetrahedra. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.24 Å. In the eighth Ho site, Ho is bonded to two equivalent Mn and two equivalent Bi atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HoMn2Bi2 tetrahedra. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.24 Å. In the ninth Ho site, Ho is bonded to two equivalent Mn and two Bi atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing HoMn2Bi2 tetrahedra. Both Ho–Mn bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ho–Bi bond lengths are 3.24 Å. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two Er and seven Ho atoms. In the second Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Er and eight Ho atoms. There are three inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four Er and five Ho atoms. In the second Bi site, Bi is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er and seven Ho atoms. In the third Bi site, Bi is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er and seven Ho atoms.

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2020-06-04. Materials Data on Ho9Er3(MnBi2)2 by Materials Project. https://doi.org/10.17188/1717442

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