DOE OSTI2020
Yb2Pd3Cd is Heusler-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd atoms. There are two shorter (2.89 Å) and six longer (2.93 Å) Yb–Pd bond lengths. In the second Yb site, Yb is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.83–3.09 Å. In the third Yb site, Yb is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd atoms. There are two shorter (2.95 Å) and six longer (2.96 Å) Yb–Pd bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four Yb and four equivalent Cd atoms. There are one shorter (2.86 Å) and three longer (2.96 Å) Pd–Cd bond lengths. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to seven Yb and one Cd atom. The Pd–Cd bond length is 2.90 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to five Yb and three equivalent Cd atoms. All Pd–Cd bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to seven Yb and one Cd atom. The Pd–Cd bond length is 2.90 Å. Cd is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd atoms.