Materials Data on Ho3(P3Pd10)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ho3(Pd10P3)2 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho is bonded to sixteen Pd atoms to form distorted HoPd16 tetrahedra that share edges with six equivalent HoPd16 tetrahedra and faces with four equivalent HoP6Pd12 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (2.84 Å) and twelve longer (3.35 Å) Ho–Pd bond lengths. In the second Ho site, Ho is bonded to twelve equivalent Pd and six equivalent P atoms to form distorted face-sharing HoP6Pd12 cuboctahedra. All Ho–Pd bond lengths are 2.99 Å. All Ho–P bond lengths are 3.24 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Ho, six equivalent Pd, and three equivalent P atoms. All Pd–Pd bond lengths are 3.04 Å. All Pd–P bond lengths are 2.49 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Ho, nine Pd, and two equivalent P atoms. There are one shorter (2.69 Å) and four longer (2.99 Å) Pd–Pd bond lengths. Both Pd–P bond lengths are 2.40 Å. P is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho and eight Pd atoms.