Materials Data on Er3Pd4 by Materials Project
Er3Pd4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Pd atoms. There are a spread of Er–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.28 Å. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Er atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six equivalent Er atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to seven equivalent Er and three equivalent Pd atoms. There are one shorter (2.88 Å) and two longer (2.97 Å) Pd–Pd bond lengths.
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