The structure described by Zr5CuSb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sb(1) atoms. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded to two equivalent Cu(1) and five equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ZrCu2Sb5 pentagonal bipyramids. Cu(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zr(2) atoms to form face-sharing CuZr6 octahedra. Sb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zr(1) and five equivalent Zr(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zr5CuSb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.610
_cell_length_b   8.610
_cell_length_c   5.832
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   374.390
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Zr  Zr0  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  Zr  Zr1  1  0.333  0.667  0.000  1.0
  Zr  Zr2  1  0.333  0.667  0.500  1.0
  Zr  Zr3  1  0.667  0.333  0.500  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.737  0.737  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr5  1  0.263  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr6  1  0.000  0.263  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr7  1  0.263  0.263  0.250  1.0
  Zr  Zr8  1  0.737  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Zr  Zr9  1  0.000  0.737  0.250  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Sb  Sb12  1  0.385  0.385  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb13  1  0.615  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb14  1  0.000  0.615  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.615  0.615  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb16  1  0.385  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb17  1  0.000  0.385  0.250  1.0
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The structure described by Zr5CuSb3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mcm space group. There are two inequivalent Zr sites. In the first Zr site, Zr(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sb(1) atoms. In the second Zr site, Zr(2) is bonded to two equivalent Cu(1) and five equivalent Sb(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ZrCu2Sb5 pentagonal bipyramids. Cu(1) is bonded to six equivalent Zr(2) atoms to form face-sharing CuZr6 octahedra. Sb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Zr(1) and five equivalent Zr(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Zr5CuSb3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.610
_cell_length_b   8.610
_cell_length_c   5.832
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   374.390
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Zr  Zr0  1  0.667  0.333  0.000  1.0
  Zr  Zr1  1  0.333  0.667  0.000  1.0
  Zr  Zr2  1  0.333  0.667  0.500  1.0
  Zr  Zr3  1  0.667  0.333  0.500  1.0
  Zr  Zr4  1  0.737  0.737  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr5  1  0.263  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr6  1  0.000  0.263  0.750  1.0
  Zr  Zr7  1  0.263  0.263  0.250  1.0
  Zr  Zr8  1  0.737  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Zr  Zr9  1  0.000  0.737  0.250  1.0
  Cu  Cu10  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu11  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Sb  Sb12  1  0.385  0.385  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb13  1  0.615  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb14  1  0.000  0.615  0.750  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.615  0.615  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb16  1  0.385  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Sb  Sb17  1  0.000  0.385  0.250  1.0
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