Materials Data on Y10Cd3Ni by Materials Project

Abstract

Y10NiCd3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cd atoms. All Y–Cd bond lengths are 3.12 Å. In the second Y site, Y is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cd atoms. Both Y–Cd bond lengths are 3.15 Å. In the third Y site, Y is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ni and three equivalent Cd atoms. The Y–Ni bond length is 2.75 Å. There are one shorter (3.44 Å) and two longer (3.55 Å) Y–Cd bond lengths. Ni is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Y atoms. Cd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to ten Y and two equivalent Cd atoms. Both Cd–Cd bond lengths are 3.36 Å.