Materials Data on HoZn3 by Materials Project
HoZn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ho is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to fourteen Zn atoms. There are a spread of Ho–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.98–3.44 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ho and six Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.59–2.81 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ho and seven Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.60–3.06 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ho and five Zn atoms.
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