Materials Data on SmYAl2 by Materials Project
SmYAl2 is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sm is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Al atoms. All Sm–Al bond lengths are 3.16 Å. Y is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Al atoms. All Y–Al bond lengths are 3.16 Å. Al is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sm and four equivalent Y atoms.
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