The material structure described by YGa6 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nbm space group. Y(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ga(2) and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing YGa12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_YGa6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.924
_cell_length_b   5.924
_cell_length_c   7.513
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   263.668
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.250  0.750  0.000  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.750  0.250  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.250  0.250  0.161  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.250  0.250  0.839  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.750  0.750  0.839  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.750  0.750  0.161  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.935  0.435  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.065  0.935  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.435  0.565  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.935  0.065  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.565  0.435  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.565  0.065  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.435  0.935  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.065  0.565  0.650  1.0
[/CIF]
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The material structure described by YGa6 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nbm space group. Y(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ga(2) and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing YGa12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one Ga(2), and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_YGa6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.924
_cell_length_b   5.924
_cell_length_c   7.513
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   263.668
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.250  0.750  0.000  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.750  0.250  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.250  0.250  0.161  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.250  0.250  0.839  1.0
  Ga  Ga4  1  0.750  0.750  0.839  1.0
  Ga  Ga5  1  0.750  0.750  0.161  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.935  0.435  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.065  0.935  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  0.435  0.565  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga9  1  0.935  0.065  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga10  1  0.565  0.435  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga11  1  0.565  0.065  0.350  1.0
  Ga  Ga12  1  0.435  0.935  0.650  1.0
  Ga  Ga13  1  0.065  0.565  0.650  1.0
[/CIF]
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