Materials Data on Gd(CoB)4 by Materials Project
GdCo4B4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/nmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Gd3+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent B3- atoms. There are eight shorter (2.88 Å) and four longer (2.90 Å) Gd–B bond lengths. Co+2.25+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent B3- atoms. There are a spread of Co–B bond distances ranging from 2.05–2.11 Å. B3- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd3+, five equivalent Co+2.25+, and one B3- atom. The B–B bond length is 1.75 Å.