Materials Data on DyCd3 by Materials Project
DyCd3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Dy is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve Cd atoms. There are a spread of Dy–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.20–3.62 Å. There are two inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy and eight equivalent Cd atoms. There are a spread of Cd–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.03–3.34 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy and seven Cd atoms. There are one shorter (3.09 Å) and two longer (3.21 Å) Cd–Cd bond lengths.
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