Materials Data on Ho5(Sn3Rh)6 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ho5Rh6Sn17Sn crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of four 7440-31-5 molecules and one Ho5Rh6Sn17 framework. In the Ho5Rh6Sn17 framework, there are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Rh and twelve equivalent Sn atoms. All Ho–Rh bond lengths are 3.56 Å. All Ho–Sn bond lengths are 3.46 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh and ten Sn atoms. All Ho–Rh bond lengths are 3.04 Å. There are a spread of Ho–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.40 Å. Rh is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three Ho and six Sn atoms. There are four shorter (2.69 Å) and two longer (2.81 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 Ho atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn is bonded in a hexagonal planar geometry to three equivalent Ho and three equivalent Rh atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Ho and two equivalent Rh atoms.