DOE OSTI2020
Ce2(RhPd)3 is Uranium Silicide-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce is bonded to six Rh and six Pd atoms to form CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, and faces with six PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Ce–Rh bond distances ranging from 2.86–2.92 Å. All Ce–Pd bond lengths are 2.95 Å. There are three inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh is bonded to four equivalent Ce, four equivalent Rh, and four equivalent Pd atoms to form distorted RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, and faces with six PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. All Rh–Rh bond lengths are 2.94 Å. All Rh–Pd bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh is bonded to four equivalent Ce and eight Pd atoms to form RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent RhCe4Pd8 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (2.92 Å) and four longer (2.94 Å) Rh–Pd bond lengths. In the third Rh site, Rh is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ce, four equivalent Rh, and four equivalent Pd atoms. All Rh–Pd bond lengths are 2.92 Å. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded to four equivalent Ce, six Rh, and two equivalent Pd atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with four equivalent PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra. Both Pd–Pd bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded to four equivalent Ce, four equivalent Rh, and four equivalent Pd atoms to form distorted PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent PdCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, corners with eight equivalent RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent CePd6Rh6 cuboctahedra, faces with six RhCe4Pd4Rh4 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight PdCe4Pd2Rh6 cuboctahedra.