Materials Data on Yb3Co by Materials Project
Yb3Co is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Co atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Co bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.29 Å. In the second Yb site, Yb is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Co atoms. There are one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Yb–Co bond lengths. Co is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to eight Yb atoms.
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