DOE OSTI2020
Tm12Al7Si crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Tm sites. In the first Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Al atoms. There are a spread of Tm–Al bond distances ranging from 2.93–3.66 Å. In the second Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to five Al and one Si atom. There are a spread of Tm–Al bond distances ranging from 2.98–3.26 Å. The Tm–Si bond length is 2.96 Å. In the third Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Al atoms. There are a spread of Tm–Al bond distances ranging from 3.06–3.42 Å. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Tm atoms. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Tm atoms. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to nine Tm and one Al atom. The Al–Al bond length is 2.74 Å. Si is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Tm atoms.