Materials Data on Yb3Pt4 by Materials Project
Yb3Pt4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb+2.67+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Pt2- atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Pt bond distances ranging from 2.83–3.20 Å. There are three inequivalent Pt2- sites. In the first Pt2- site, Pt2- is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six equivalent Yb+2.67+ atoms. In the second Pt2- site, Pt2- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven equivalent Yb+2.67+ and three equivalent Pt2- atoms. There are one shorter (2.86 Å) and two longer (2.94 Å) Pt–Pt bond lengths. In the third Pt2- site, Pt2- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Yb+2.67+ atoms.
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