Materials Data on GdCd2 by Materials Project
Cd2Gd crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Gd is bonded to two equivalent Gd and twelve equivalent Cd atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing GdGd2Cd12 cuboctahedra. Both Gd–Gd bond lengths are 3.34 Å. There are six shorter (3.32 Å) and six longer (3.33 Å) Gd–Cd bond lengths. Cd is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Gd and five equivalent Cd atoms. There are three shorter (2.87 Å) and two longer (3.34 Å) Cd–Cd bond lengths.
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