Materials Data on SmAlPt by Materials Project
SmPtAl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Pt and six equivalent Al atoms. There are a spread of Sm–Pt bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.18 Å. There are a spread of Sm–Al bond distances ranging from 3.12–3.33 Å. Pt is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Sm and four equivalent Al atoms. There are a spread of Pt–Al bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.70 Å. Al is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sm and four equivalent Pt atoms.