Materials Data on ErNiB4 by Materials Project

Abstract

ErNiB4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to fourteen B+1.50- atoms. There are a spread of Er–B bond distances ranging from 2.56–2.71 Å. Ni3+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten B+1.50- atoms. There are a spread of Ni–B bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.30 Å. There are four inequivalent B+1.50- sites. In the first B+1.50- site, B+1.50- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er3+, two equivalent Ni3+, and three B+1.50- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.79–1.81 Å. In the second B+1.50- site, B+1.50- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er3+, two equivalent Ni3+, and three B+1.50- atoms. There is one shorter (1.73 Å) and one longer (1.78 Å) B–B bond length. In the third B+1.50- site, B+1.50- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er3+, four equivalent Ni3+, and three B+1.50- atoms. There is one shorter (1.72 Å) and one longer (1.73 Å) B–B bond length. In the fourth B+1.50- site, B+1.50- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er3+, two equivalent Ni3+, and three B+1.50- atoms.