The material described by Dy3Zn11 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(4) and eight equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form distorted DyZn12 cuboctahedra that share edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Dy4Zn8 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent Dy(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), six equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(2), four equivalent Zn(2), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted ZnDy4Zn8 cuboctahedra that share edges with two equivalent Dy(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Dy4Zn8 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Dy(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), three equivalent Dy(2), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Dy3Zn11
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.336
_cell_length_b   8.050
_cell_length_c   8.050
_cell_angle_alpha   65.684
_cell_angle_beta   74.375
_cell_angle_gamma   74.375
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   242.523
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.293  0.707  0.707  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.707  0.293  0.293  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.317  0.683  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.500  0.683  0.317  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.343  0.298  0.017  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.657  0.702  0.983  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.343  0.017  0.298  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.657  0.983  0.702  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.139  0.578  0.143  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.861  0.422  0.857  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.139  0.143  0.578  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.861  0.857  0.422  1.0
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The material described by Dy3Zn11 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zn(4) and eight equivalent Zn(3) atoms to form distorted DyZn12 cuboctahedra that share edges with two equivalent Zn(1)Dy4Zn8 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent Dy(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), six equivalent Zn(3), and six equivalent Zn(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(2), four equivalent Zn(2), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms to form distorted ZnDy4Zn8 cuboctahedra that share edges with two equivalent Dy(1)Zn12 cuboctahedra and faces with two equivalent Zn(1)Dy4Zn8 cuboctahedra. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(3), and four equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Dy(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and three equivalent Zn(4) atoms. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), three equivalent Dy(2), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and three equivalent Zn(3) atoms. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Dy3Zn11
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.336
_cell_length_b   8.050
_cell_length_c   8.050
_cell_angle_alpha   65.684
_cell_angle_beta   74.375
_cell_angle_gamma   74.375
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   242.523
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Dy  Dy1  1  0.293  0.707  0.707  1.0
  Dy  Dy2  1  0.707  0.293  0.293  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.317  0.683  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.500  0.683  0.317  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.343  0.298  0.017  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.657  0.702  0.983  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.343  0.017  0.298  1.0
  Zn  Zn9  1  0.657  0.983  0.702  1.0
  Zn  Zn10  1  0.139  0.578  0.143  1.0
  Zn  Zn11  1  0.861  0.422  0.857  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.139  0.143  0.578  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.861  0.857  0.422  1.0
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