Materials Data on YMgCd2 by Materials Project
MgYCd2 is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cd atoms. All Mg–Cd bond lengths are 3.13 Å. Y is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cd atoms. All Y–Cd bond lengths are 3.13 Å. Cd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Mg and four equivalent Y atoms.
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