Materials Data on LuCd3 by Materials Project
LuCd3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to twelve Cd atoms. There are a spread of Lu–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.65 Å. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu and eight equivalent Cd atoms. There are a spread of Cd–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.33 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Lu and seven Cd atoms. There are one shorter (3.11 Å) and two longer (3.19 Å) Cd–Cd bond lengths.
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