Materials Data on Y by Materials Project

Abstract

Y is alpha Samarium structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.57 Å) and six longer (3.60 Å) Y–Y bond lengths. In the second Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.54 Å) and six longer (3.60 Å) Y–Y bond lengths. In the third Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Y–Y bond distances ranging from 3.54–3.60 Å. In the fourth Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.57 Å) and six longer (3.60 Å) Y–Y bond lengths. In the fifth Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.54 Å) and six longer (3.60 Å) Y–Y bond lengths. In the sixth Y site, Y is bonded to twelve Y atoms to form a mixture of face, edge, and corner-sharing YY12 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.57 Å) and six longer (3.60 Å) Y–Y bond lengths.