Materials Data on Ho(CuSi)2 by Materials Project
HoCu2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ho3+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Si4- atoms. All Ho–Si bond lengths are 3.03 Å. Cu+2.50+ is bonded to four equivalent Si4- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing CuSi4 tetrahedra. All Cu–Si bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho3+, four equivalent Cu+2.50+, and one Si4- atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.34 Å.
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