The material structure described by Dy2(NiGa)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are six inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(13), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(5), one Ga(10), one Ga(12), one Ga(14), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(6), one Ga(11), one Ga(13), one Ga(15), one Ga(7), one Ga(9), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(14), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(11), two equivalent Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(11), one Ga(12), one Ga(14), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(10), one Ga(13), one Ga(15), one Ga(7), one Ga(9), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the fifth Dy site, Dy(5) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(8), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(14), two equivalent Ga(11), two equivalent Ga(12), two equivalent Ga(15), two equivalent Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the sixth Dy site, Dy(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(10), one Ni(12), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(15), two equivalent Ga(10), two equivalent Ga(13), two equivalent Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. There are fifteen inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(12), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(2), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ni(13), one Ga(1), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(14) atoms. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ni(14), one Ga(2), one Ga(6), and two equivalent Ga(15) atoms. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ni(15), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(10) atoms. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(2), one Ga(2), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(11), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Ni(15), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(14) atoms. In the eighth Ni site, Ni(8) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the ninth Ni site, Ni(9) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Ni(14), one Ga(2), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(12) atoms. In the tenth Ni site, Ni(10) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(4), two equivalent Ni(13), one Ga(1), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(13) atoms. In the eleventh Ni site, Ni(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ga(2), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(11), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the twelfth Ni site, Ni(12) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(10), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. In the thirteenth Ni site, Ni(13) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(3), one Ga(13), one Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fourteenth Ni site, Ni(14) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(12), one Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fifteenth Ni site, Ni(15) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(7), one Ga(10), one Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. There are fifteen inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(10), one Ni(12), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(13), and two equivalent Ga(10) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(11), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(14), and two equivalent Ga(11) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(15), and two equivalent Ga(12) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(10), one Ni(2), one Ni(6), one Ni(8), two equivalent Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the sixth Ga site, Ga(6) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(12), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(8), two equivalent Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Ga site, Ga(7) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(6), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(11), one Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Ga site, Ga(8) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(11), one Ga(11), one Ga(12), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the ninth Ga site, Ga(9) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(10), one Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the tenth Ga site, Ga(10) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(5), one Ga(9), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the eleventh Ga site, Ga(11) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(11), two equivalent Ni(6), one Ga(7), one Ga(8), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the twelfth Ga site, Ga(12) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(8), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. In the thirteenth Ga site, Ga(13) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(9), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the fourteenth Ga site, Ga(14) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(13), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(7), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the fifteenth Ga site, Ga(15) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(5), one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy2(GaNi)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.066
_cell_length_b   8.857
_cell_length_c   15.429
_cell_angle_alpha   89.800
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   555.655
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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  1  'x, y, z'
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  Dy  Dy0  1  0.000  0.999  0.337  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.000  0.504  0.836  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.000  0.506  0.168  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.000  0.003  0.664  1.0
  Dy  Dy4  1  0.500  0.992  0.001  1.0
  Dy  Dy5  1  0.500  0.497  0.496  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.500  0.010  0.501  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.500  0.508  0.001  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.500  0.747  0.256  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.500  0.252  0.752  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.500  0.249  0.248  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.500  0.752  0.748  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.000  0.145  0.854  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.000  0.145  0.147  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.000  0.647  0.647  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.000  0.782  0.494  1.0
  Ga  Ga16  1  0.000  0.295  0.001  1.0
  Ga  Ga17  1  0.000  0.850  0.140  1.0
  Ga  Ga18  1  0.000  0.352  0.638  1.0
  Ga  Ga19  1  0.000  0.362  0.362  1.0
  Ga  Ga20  1  0.000  0.851  0.862  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.500  0.995  0.185  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.500  0.499  0.684  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.500  0.225  0.405  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.500  0.726  0.906  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.500  0.779  0.410  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.500  0.277  0.910  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.500  0.495  0.316  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.500  0.998  0.815  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.500  0.725  0.094  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.500  0.228  0.594  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.500  0.277  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni32  1  0.500  0.778  0.590  1.0
  Ni  Ni33  1  0.000  0.200  0.499  1.0
  Ni  Ni34  1  0.000  0.700  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni35  1  0.000  0.649  0.350  1.0
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The material structure described by Dy2(NiGa)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are six inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(13), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(5), one Ga(10), one Ga(12), one Ga(14), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(2), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(6), one Ga(11), one Ga(13), one Ga(15), one Ga(7), one Ga(9), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(14), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(11), two equivalent Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(11), one Ga(12), one Ga(14), one Ga(8), two equivalent Ga(2), two equivalent Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the fourth Dy site, Dy(4) is bonded in a 18-coordinate geometry to one Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(10), one Ga(13), one Ga(15), one Ga(7), one Ga(9), two equivalent Ga(1), two equivalent Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the fifth Dy site, Dy(5) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(8), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(14), two equivalent Ga(11), two equivalent Ga(12), two equivalent Ga(15), two equivalent Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the sixth Dy site, Dy(6) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(10), one Ni(12), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(15), two equivalent Ga(10), two equivalent Ga(13), two equivalent Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. There are fifteen inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(1), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(12), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(2), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ni(13), one Ga(1), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(14) atoms. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ni(14), one Ga(2), one Ga(6), and two equivalent Ga(15) atoms. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ni(15), one Ga(1), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(10) atoms. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(2), one Ga(2), one Ga(4), two equivalent Ga(11), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Ni(15), one Ga(3), one Ga(5), and two equivalent Ga(14) atoms. In the eighth Ni site, Ni(8) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ga(4), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms. In the ninth Ni site, Ni(9) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(3), two equivalent Ni(14), one Ga(2), one Ga(3), and two equivalent Ga(12) atoms. In the tenth Ni site, Ni(10) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(4), two equivalent Ni(13), one Ga(1), one Ga(4), and two equivalent Ga(13) atoms. In the eleventh Ni site, Ni(11) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(5), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ga(2), one Ga(5), two equivalent Ga(11), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the twelfth Ni site, Ni(12) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Dy(6), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ga(1), one Ga(6), two equivalent Ga(10), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms. In the thirteenth Ni site, Ni(13) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(3), one Ga(13), one Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fourteenth Ni site, Ni(14) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(12), one Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fifteenth Ni site, Ni(15) is bonded to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(7), one Ga(10), one Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms to form distorted NiDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. There are fifteen inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(10), one Ni(12), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), two equivalent Ni(13), and two equivalent Ga(10) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(11), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(14), and two equivalent Ga(11) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(15)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the third Ga site, Ga(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), one Ni(9), two equivalent Ni(15), and two equivalent Ga(12) atoms. In the fourth Ga site, Ga(4) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(10), one Ni(2), one Ni(6), one Ni(8), two equivalent Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(7) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Ga site, Ga(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(3), one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(7), two equivalent Ga(14), and two equivalent Ga(8) atoms. In the sixth Ga site, Ga(6) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(4), one Ni(12), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(8), two equivalent Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(9) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Ga site, Ga(7) is bonded to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(6), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(11), one Ga(15), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms to form distorted GaDy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(13)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra,  a faceface with one Ni(14)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(2)Dy4Ga2Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(4)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ga(6)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra, and faces with two equivalent Ga(7)Dy4Ga4Ni4 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Ga site, Ga(8) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(11), one Ga(11), one Ga(12), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the ninth Ga site, Ga(9) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(10), one Ga(13), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. In the tenth Ga site, Ga(10) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(12), two equivalent Ni(5), one Ga(9), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. In the eleventh Ga site, Ga(11) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), two equivalent Ni(11), two equivalent Ni(6), one Ga(7), one Ga(8), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the twelfth Ga site, Ga(12) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(5), one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(9), one Ga(8), and two equivalent Ga(3) atoms. In the thirteenth Ga site, Ga(13) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(13), two equivalent Ni(10), two equivalent Ni(2), one Ga(9), and two equivalent Ga(4) atoms. In the fourteenth Ga site, Ga(14) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(3), two equivalent Dy(6), one Ni(13), one Ni(15), two equivalent Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(7), and two equivalent Ga(5) atoms. In the fifteenth Ga site, Ga(15) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), one Dy(4), two equivalent Dy(5), one Ni(14), two equivalent Ni(4), two equivalent Ni(8), one Ga(7), and two equivalent Ga(6) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Dy2(GaNi)5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.066
_cell_length_b   8.857
_cell_length_c   15.429
_cell_angle_alpha   89.800
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   555.655
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.000  0.999  0.337  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.000  0.504  0.836  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.000  0.506  0.168  1.0
  Dy  Dy3  1  0.000  0.003  0.664  1.0
  Dy  Dy4  1  0.500  0.992  0.001  1.0
  Dy  Dy5  1  0.500  0.497  0.496  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.500  0.010  0.501  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.500  0.508  0.001  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.500  0.747  0.256  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.500  0.252  0.752  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.500  0.249  0.248  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.500  0.752  0.748  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.000  0.145  0.854  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.000  0.145  0.147  1.0
  Ga  Ga14  1  0.000  0.647  0.647  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.000  0.782  0.494  1.0
  Ga  Ga16  1  0.000  0.295  0.001  1.0
  Ga  Ga17  1  0.000  0.850  0.140  1.0
  Ga  Ga18  1  0.000  0.352  0.638  1.0
  Ga  Ga19  1  0.000  0.362  0.362  1.0
  Ga  Ga20  1  0.000  0.851  0.862  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.500  0.995  0.185  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.500  0.499  0.684  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.500  0.225  0.405  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.500  0.726  0.906  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.500  0.779  0.410  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.500  0.277  0.910  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.500  0.495  0.316  1.0
  Ni  Ni28  1  0.500  0.998  0.815  1.0
  Ni  Ni29  1  0.500  0.725  0.094  1.0
  Ni  Ni30  1  0.500  0.228  0.594  1.0
  Ni  Ni31  1  0.500  0.277  0.091  1.0
  Ni  Ni32  1  0.500  0.778  0.590  1.0
  Ni  Ni33  1  0.000  0.200  0.499  1.0
  Ni  Ni34  1  0.000  0.700  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni35  1  0.000  0.649  0.350  1.0
[/CIF]
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