Materials Data on Gd3Zn by Materials Project

Abstract

Gd3Zn is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Gd is bonded to eight equivalent Gd and four equivalent Zn atoms to form distorted GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent ZnGd12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent ZnGd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra. All Gd–Gd bond lengths are 3.41 Å. All Gd–Zn bond lengths are 3.41 Å. Zn is bonded to twelve equivalent Gd atoms to form ZnGd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent ZnGd12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent ZnGd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent GdGd8Zn4 cuboctahedra.