Materials Data on TmGa4Ni by Materials Project
TmNiGa4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Tm is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni and thirteen Ga atoms. Both Tm–Ni bond lengths are 3.11 Å. There are a spread of Tm–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.38 Å. Ni is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Tm and seven Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ni–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.51 Å. There are three inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to four equivalent Tm and six Ga atoms. There are two shorter (2.82 Å) and four longer (2.84 Å) Ga–Ga bond lengths. In the second Ga site, Ga is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to three equivalent Tm, one Ni, and eight Ga atoms. All Ga–Ga bond lengths are 2.99 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Tm, three equivalent Ni, and six Ga atoms. There are one shorter (2.62 Å) and two longer (2.92 Å) Ga–Ga bond lengths.