Materials Data on Tb5(Sn3Rh)6 by Materials Project

Abstract

Tb5Rh6Sn18 crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of four tin powder molecules and one Tb5Rh6Sn17 framework. In the Tb5Rh6Sn17 framework, there are two inequivalent Tb sites. In the first Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh and ten Sn atoms. All Tb–Rh bond lengths are 3.05 Å. There are a spread of Tb–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.41 Å. In the second Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Rh and twelve equivalent Sn atoms. All Tb–Rh bond lengths are 3.56 Å. All Tb–Sn bond lengths are 3.47 Å. Rh is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three Tb and six Sn atoms. There are four shorter (2.69 Å) and two longer (2.83 Å) Rh–Sn bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four equivalent Tb atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn is bonded in a hexagonal planar geometry to three equivalent Tb and three equivalent Rh atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Tb and two equivalent Rh atoms.