Materials Data on Tm9(FeGe)10 by Materials Project
Tm9(FeGe)10 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Tm sites. In the first Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to twelve Fe and two equivalent Ge atoms. There are four shorter (2.98 Å) and eight longer (3.19 Å) Tm–Fe bond lengths. Both Tm–Ge bond lengths are 2.91 Å. In the second Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Fe and six Ge atoms. All Tm–Fe bond lengths are 3.13 Å. There are a spread of Tm–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.87–3.21 Å. In the third Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to five Fe and six Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.94 Å) and four longer (3.10 Å) Tm–Fe bond lengths. There are a spread of Tm–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.81–3.05 Å. In the fourth Tm site, Tm is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Fe and seven Ge atoms. There are two shorter (3.08 Å) and two longer (3.25 Å) Tm–Fe bond lengths. There are a spread of Tm–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.06 Å. There are two inequivalent Fe sites. In the first Fe site, Fe is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three Tm, five Fe, and two equivalent Ge atoms. There are four shorter (2.46 Å) and one longer (2.60 Å) Fe–Fe bond lengths. Both Fe–Ge bond lengths are 2.62 Å. In the second Fe site, Fe is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to five Tm, three Fe, and four Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.60 Å) and one longer (2.76 Å) Fe–Fe bond lengths. There are a spread of Fe–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.55 Å. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to eight Tm and two equivalent Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.66 Å) and one longer (2.70 Å) Ge–Ge bond lengths. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four Tm and six Fe atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Tm and four equivalent Fe atoms. In the fourth Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Tm and four equivalent Fe atoms.