Materials Data on Er6Mn4Al43 by Materials Project

Abstract

Er6Mn4Al43 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Er, one Mn, and fifteen Al atoms. The Er–Er bond length is 3.43 Å. The Er–Mn bond length is 3.50 Å. There are a spread of Er–Al bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.44 Å. There are two inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve Al atoms. There are six shorter (2.65 Å) and six longer (2.79 Å) Mn–Al bond lengths. In the second Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er and ten Al atoms. There are a spread of Mn–Al bond distances ranging from 2.53–2.67 Å. There are seven inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Er, two Mn, and nine Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.71–2.93 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one Mn, and nine Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.72–2.95 Å. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and eight Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.79–3.10 Å. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one Mn, and nine Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.72–2.98 Å. In the fifth Al site, Al is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one Mn, and seven Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.74 Å) and two longer (2.81 Å) Al–Al bond lengths. In the sixth Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mn and ten Al atoms. Both Al–Al bond lengths are 2.73 Å. In the seventh Al site, Al is bonded to three equivalent Er and nine Al atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing AlEr3Al9 cuboctahedra.