Materials Data on GdCo4B by Materials Project
GdCo4B crystallizes in the hexagonal P6/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Gd sites. In the first Gd site, Gd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Co and six equivalent B atoms. All Gd–Co bond lengths are 2.90 Å. All Gd–B bond lengths are 2.91 Å. In the second Gd site, Gd is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to eighteen Co atoms. There are six shorter (2.91 Å) and twelve longer (3.20 Å) Gd–Co bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd and six equivalent Co atoms. All Co–Co bond lengths are 2.45 Å. In the second Co site, Co is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to four Gd, two equivalent Co, and two equivalent B atoms. Both Co–B bond lengths are 2.05 Å. B is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Gd and six equivalent Co atoms.