The structure described by Pd3Bi is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmma space group. There are nine inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(4), two equivalent Bi(1), and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the second Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the third Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(4), two equivalent Bi(1), and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four Pd(1,1,1,1); four Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded to four Pd(1,1); four Pd(4,4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); four Pd(1,1); and four Pd(4,4,4) atoms to form BiPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the second Bi site, Bi(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); four Pd(1,1,1,1); and four Pd(4,4) atoms to form BiPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_BiPd3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.048
_cell_length_b   5.804
_cell_length_c   9.467
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   89.999
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   277.337
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
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 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
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  Bi  Bi0  1  0.151  0.500  0.250  1.0
  Bi  Bi1  1  0.849  0.500  0.750  1.0
  Bi  Bi2  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Bi  Bi3  1  0.500  0.000  1.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.663  0.251  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.663  0.749  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd6  1  0.337  0.251  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.337  0.749  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd9  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.850  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd11  1  0.150  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd12  1  0.000  0.749  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd13  1  0.000  0.251  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd14  1  0.000  0.251  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd15  1  0.000  0.749  0.500  1.0
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The structure described by Pd3Bi is beta Cu3Ti-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmma space group. There are nine inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(4), two equivalent Bi(1), and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the second Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the third Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1), two equivalent Pd(2), two equivalent Pd(3), two equivalent Pd(4), two equivalent Bi(1), and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the fourth Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the fifth Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to four Pd(1,1,1,1); four Pd(4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Pd site, Pd(3) is bonded to four Pd(1,1); four Pd(4,4,4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the seventh Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the eighth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. In the ninth Pd site, Pd(4) is bonded to two Pd(1,1); two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); two equivalent Pd(4); two equivalent Bi(1); and two equivalent Bi(2) atoms to form PdBi4Pd8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with ten Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Pd(4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Bi sites. In the first Bi site, Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); four Pd(1,1); and four Pd(4,4,4) atoms to form BiPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. In the second Bi site, Bi(2) is bonded to two equivalent Pd(2); two equivalent Pd(3); four Pd(1,1,1,1); and four Pd(4,4) atoms to form BiPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; corners with eight equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; corners with eight Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; edges with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra; edges with eight Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Pd(2)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with two equivalent Bi(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(1,1,1,1)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four equivalent Pd(3)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; faces with four Pd(4,4)Bi4Pd8 cuboctahedra; and faces with four equivalent Bi(1)Pd12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_BiPd3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.048
_cell_length_b   5.804
_cell_length_c   9.467
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   89.999
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   277.337
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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
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  Bi  Bi0  1  0.151  0.500  0.250  1.0
  Bi  Bi1  1  0.849  0.500  0.750  1.0
  Bi  Bi2  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Bi  Bi3  1  0.500  0.000  1.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.663  0.251  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd5  1  0.663  0.749  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd6  1  0.337  0.251  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd7  1  0.337  0.749  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd8  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd9  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd10  1  0.850  0.000  0.750  1.0
  Pd  Pd11  1  0.150  0.000  0.250  1.0
  Pd  Pd12  1  0.000  0.749  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd13  1  0.000  0.251  0.500  1.0
  Pd  Pd14  1  0.000  0.251  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd15  1  0.000  0.749  0.500  1.0
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