DOE OSTI2020
Yb4Mn3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.46 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.45 Å. In the third Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.46 Å. In the fourth Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.08–3.28 Å. In the fifth Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.08–3.28 Å. In the sixth Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Mn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Mn bond distances ranging from 3.08–3.28 Å. There are five inequivalent Mn sites. In the first Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Yb and three Mn atoms. There are a spread of Mn–Mn bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.45 Å. In the second Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Yb and one Mn atom. In the third Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Yb and one Mn atom. In the fourth Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Yb and one Mn atom. In the fifth Mn site, Mn is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Yb atoms.