DOE OSTI2020
Mg11Tb17Ni8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are five inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mg and eight Tb atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.10 Å. There are four shorter (3.32 Å) and four longer (3.46 Å) Mg–Tb bond lengths. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mg and eight Tb atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.10 Å. There are four shorter (3.32 Å) and four longer (3.50 Å) Mg–Tb bond lengths. In the third Mg site, Mg is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mg and eight Tb atoms. The Mg–Mg bond length is 3.10 Å. There are a spread of Mg–Tb bond distances ranging from 3.32–3.50 Å. In the fourth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Tb atoms. There are four shorter (3.27 Å) and four longer (3.28 Å) Mg–Tb bond lengths. In the fifth Mg site, Mg is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ni atoms. All Mg–Ni bond lengths are 2.95 Å. There are seven inequivalent Tb sites. In the first Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two equivalent Ni atoms. Both Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.76 Å. In the second Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to six Mg and two equivalent Ni atoms. Both Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.76 Å. In the third Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Ni atoms. All Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.91 Å. In the fourth Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Ni atoms. All Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the fifth Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Ni atoms. All Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.91 Å. In the sixth Tb site, Tb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Ni atoms. All Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.89 Å. In the seventh Tb site, Tb is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Ni atoms. All Tb–Ni bond lengths are 2.95 Å. There are two inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Tb atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Mg and six Tb atoms.