Materials Data on ErZn3 by Materials Project
ErZn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to fourteen Zn atoms. There are a spread of Er–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.97–3.43 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Er and five Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.74 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Er and seven Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.58–3.06 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and six Zn atoms.
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