Materials Data on Er6Al43W4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Er6W4Al43 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Er, one W, and fifteen Al atoms. The Er–Er bond length is 3.43 Å. The Er–W bond length is 3.48 Å. There are a spread of Er–Al bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.43 Å. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to two equivalent Er and ten Al atoms. There are a spread of W–Al bond distances ranging from 2.60–2.73 Å. In the second W site, W is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve Al atoms. There are six shorter (2.68 Å) and six longer (2.87 Å) W–Al bond lengths. There are seven inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Er, two W, and three equivalent Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.76 Å) and two longer (2.87 Å) Al–Al bond lengths. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and eight Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.06 Å. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one W, and three Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.72 Å) and one longer (2.86 Å) Al–Al bond lengths. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent W atoms. In the fifth Al site, Al is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one W, and nine Al atoms. Both Al–Al bond lengths are 3.01 Å. In the sixth Al site, Al is bonded to three equivalent Er and nine Al atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing AlEr3Al9 cuboctahedra. All Al–Al bond lengths are 2.83 Å. In the seventh Al site, Al is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Er, one W, and two equivalent Al atoms.