Materials Data on NdGa2Ni by Materials Project
NdNiGa2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ni and ten Ga atoms. All Nd–Ni bond lengths are 3.20 Å. There are a spread of Nd–Ga bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.35 Å. Ni is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd, one Ni, and five Ga atoms. The Ni–Ni bond length is 2.57 Å. There are a spread of Ni–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.39–2.46 Å. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd, four equivalent Ni, and four equivalent Ga atoms. All Ga–Ga bond lengths are 2.96 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Nd, one Ni, and two equivalent Ga atoms. Both Ga–Ga bond lengths are 2.55 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd, four equivalent Ni, and four equivalent Ga atoms.