Materials Data on Y3Pd2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Y3Pd2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent Pd atoms. All Y–Pd bond lengths are 3.01 Å. In the second Y site, Y is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pd atoms. There are three shorter (2.90 Å) and three longer (3.10 Å) Y–Pd bond lengths. In the third Y site, Y is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pd atoms. There are a spread of Y–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.33 Å. Pd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Y and one Pd atom. The Pd–Pd bond length is 2.88 Å.