Materials Data on Sm4FeSn8 by Materials Project
Sm4FeSn8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Sm sites. In the first Sm site, Sm is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Sn atoms. There are a spread of Sm–Sn bond distances ranging from 3.23–3.50 Å. In the second Sm site, Sm is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Sn atoms. There are a spread of Sm–Sn bond distances ranging from 3.22–3.37 Å. In the third Sm site, Sm is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Fe and ten Sn atoms. All Sm–Fe bond lengths are 3.53 Å. There are a spread of Sm–Sn bond distances ranging from 3.31–3.68 Å. In the fourth Sm site, Sm is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Sn atoms. There are a spread of Sm–Sn bond distances ranging from 3.24–3.53 Å. Fe is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sm and five Sn atoms. There are a spread of Fe–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.46–2.51 Å. There are eight inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to six Sm, one Fe, and two equivalent Sn atoms. Both Sn–Sn bond lengths are 2.98 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Sm and two equivalent Sn atoms. Both Sn–Sn bond lengths are 3.05 Å. In the third Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Sm and two equivalent Sn atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six Sm and two equivalent Sn atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Sm, two equivalent Fe, and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Sn–Sn bond lengths are 3.18 Å. In the sixth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Sm and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Sn–Sn bond lengths are 3.18 Å. In the seventh Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Sm, two equivalent Fe, and four equivalent Sn atoms. In the eighth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four Sm and four equivalent Sn atoms.