DOE OSTI2020
Ho3(OsAl3)4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ho is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Os and eleven Al atoms. All Ho–Os bond lengths are 3.37 Å. There are a spread of Ho–Al bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.22 Å. There are two inequivalent Os sites. In the first Os site, Os is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Al atoms. There are two shorter (2.39 Å) and six longer (2.59 Å) Os–Al bond lengths. In the second Os site, Os is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho and eight Al atoms. There are a spread of Os–Al bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.68 Å. There are four inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ho and three equivalent Os atoms. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ho and three Os atoms. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho and two equivalent Os atoms. In the fourth Al site, Al is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three equivalent Ho and two equivalent Os atoms.