Materials Data on Lu3Ga5 by Materials Project

Abstract

Lu3Ga5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Lu sites. In the first Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Ga atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.81–3.24 Å. In the second Lu site, Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Ga atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.30 Å. There are four inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Lu and four Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.86 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five Lu and five Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.96 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six Lu and four Ga atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Lu and three Ga atoms.