DOE OSTI2020
ErY(Pd2Sn)2 is Tungsten-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd and six equivalent Sn atoms. There are two shorter (2.92 Å) and six longer (2.94 Å) Er–Pd bond lengths. All Er–Sn bond lengths are 3.39 Å. Y is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight Pd and six equivalent Sn atoms. There are two shorter (2.94 Å) and six longer (2.95 Å) Y–Pd bond lengths. All Y–Sn bond lengths are 3.39 Å. There are six inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Er, one Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. There are one shorter (2.92 Å) and three longer (2.95 Å) Pd–Sn bond lengths. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Er, three equivalent Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Pd–Sn bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Er, three equivalent Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Pd–Sn bond lengths are 2.94 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Er, one Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. There are one shorter (2.92 Å) and three longer (2.95 Å) Pd–Sn bond lengths. In the fifth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Er, one Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. All Pd–Er bond lengths are 2.94 Å. The Pd–Y bond length is 2.94 Å. There are one shorter (2.92 Å) and three longer (2.95 Å) Pd–Sn bond lengths. In the sixth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to one Er, three equivalent Y, and four equivalent Sn atoms. The Pd–Er bond length is 2.92 Å. All Pd–Y bond lengths are 2.95 Å. All Pd–Sn bond lengths are 2.94 Å. Sn is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to three equivalent Er, three equivalent Y, and eight Pd atoms.