Materials Data on Zn13Co by Materials Project
CoZn13 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Co is bonded to twelve Zn atoms to form CoZn12 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent CoZn12 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent ZnZn10Co2 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Co–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.53–2.62 Å. There are five inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded to two equivalent Co and ten Zn atoms to form distorted ZnZn10Co2 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent ZnZn10Co2 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent CoZn12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.70–2.78 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.77 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Co and ten Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.69–2.89 Å. In the fourth Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Co and nine Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.86 Å. In the fifth Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Co and ten Zn atoms. There are one shorter (2.55 Å) and one longer (2.73 Å) Zn–Zn bond lengths.