Materials Data on Ho3B7Mo by Materials Project
Ho3MoB7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ho3+ sites. In the first Ho3+ site, Ho3+ is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to eleven B+2.14- atoms. There are a spread of Ho–B bond distances ranging from 2.63–3.38 Å. In the second Ho3+ site, Ho3+ is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to eleven B+2.14- atoms. There are a spread of Ho–B bond distances ranging from 2.64–2.74 Å. Mo6+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten B+2.14- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–B bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.37 Å. There are four inequivalent B+2.14- sites. In the first B+2.14- site, B+2.14- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho3+, two equivalent Mo6+, and three B+2.14- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.81–1.91 Å. In the second B+2.14- site, B+2.14- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Ho3+ and three B+2.14- atoms. There is one shorter (1.83 Å) and two longer (1.97 Å) B–B bond length. In the third B+2.14- site, B+2.14- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four Ho3+, two equivalent Mo6+, and three B+2.14- atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.95 Å. In the fourth B+2.14- site, B+2.14- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five Ho3+, two equivalent Mo6+, and two equivalent B+2.14- atoms.