Materials Data on YSiIr by Materials Project
YIrSi crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Y is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ir and five equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Y–Ir bond distances ranging from 3.02–3.28 Å. There are a spread of Y–Si bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.02 Å. Ir is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Y and four equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Ir–Si bond distances ranging from 2.49–2.62 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Y and four equivalent Ir atoms.
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