Materials Data on YbIn7Cu5 by Materials Project
YbCu5In7 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to ten Cu and ten In atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Cu bond distances ranging from 3.52–3.69 Å. There are a spread of Yb–In bond distances ranging from 3.14–3.56 Å. There are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb, three Cu, and seven In atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cu bond distances ranging from 2.71–2.86 Å. There are a spread of Cu–In bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.01 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb, four equivalent Cu, and six In atoms. There are a spread of Cu–In bond distances ranging from 2.79–2.98 Å. There are five inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Yb, four equivalent Cu, and five In atoms. There are a spread of In–In bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.14 Å. In the second In site, In is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Yb, six Cu, and three In atoms. Both In–In bond lengths are 3.29 Å. In the third In site, In is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Yb, five Cu, and four In atoms. There are a spread of In–In bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.11 Å. In the fourth In site, In is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb, four equivalent Cu, and six In atoms. Both In–In bond lengths are 2.96 Å. In the fifth In site, In is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb, five Cu, and five In atoms.