Materials Data on Dy5Si3 by Materials Project
Dy5Si3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Si bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.43 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Si atoms. All Dy–Si bond lengths are 3.05 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Dy atoms.
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