Materials Data on Nd3Al by Materials Project
Nd3Al is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd is bonded to eight equivalent Nd and four equivalent Al atoms to form distorted NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent AlNd12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent AlNd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra. All Nd–Nd bond lengths are 3.47 Å. All Nd–Al bond lengths are 3.47 Å. Al is bonded to twelve equivalent Nd atoms to form AlNd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent AlNd12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent AlNd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent NdNd8Al4 cuboctahedra.