Materials Data on Tb2CdNi2 by Materials Project
Tb2Ni2Cd crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Tb is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ni and four equivalent Cd atoms. There are two shorter (2.82 Å) and four longer (2.88 Å) Tb–Ni bond lengths. All Tb–Cd bond lengths are 3.27 Å. Ni is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Tb, one Ni, and two equivalent Cd atoms. The Ni–Ni bond length is 2.40 Å. Both Ni–Cd bond lengths are 2.95 Å. Cd is bonded to eight equivalent Tb and four equivalent Ni atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing CdTb8Ni4 cuboctahedra.