DOE OSTI2020
Dy5Pt3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Pt atoms. There are two shorter (3.03 Å) and four longer (3.04 Å) Dy–Pt bond lengths. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Pt atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Pt bond distances ranging from 2.90–3.30 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Pt atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Pt bond distances ranging from 2.90–3.30 Å. There are two inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Dy atoms. In the second Pt site, Pt is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Dy atoms.