Materials Data on Zn11Rh2 by Materials Project
Rh2Zn11 crystallizes in the cubic I-43m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rh is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to twelve Zn atoms. There are a spread of Rh–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.79 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rh and nine Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.66–2.76 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rh and eleven Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.63–3.00 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rh and five Zn atoms.
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