Materials Data on Yb5Pd2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Yb5Pd2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.50 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb is bonded to four equivalent Pd atoms to form distorted edge-sharing YbPd4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (3.00 Å) and two longer (3.01 Å) Yb–Pd bond lengths. In the third Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.15 Å. Pd is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to eight Yb atoms.