Materials Data on LuNi2Sn by Materials Project
LuNi2Sn is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Ni and six equivalent Sn atoms. All Lu–Ni bond lengths are 2.77 Å. All Lu–Sn bond lengths are 3.20 Å. Ni is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Lu and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Ni–Sn bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Sn is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Lu and eight equivalent Ni atoms.
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