Materials Data on YbSiIr by Materials Project
YbIrSi crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ir and six equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Ir bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.01 Å. There are a spread of Yb–Si bond distances ranging from 2.97–3.31 Å. Ir is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb and four equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Ir–Si bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.52 Å. Si is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb and four equivalent Ir atoms.
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