The crystal structure described by YbCuGa3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4m2 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cu(1), four equivalent Ga(2), and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form distorted CuYb4Ga8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Cu(1), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Cu(1), and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form GaYb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_YbGa3Cu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.055
_cell_length_b   6.055
_cell_length_c   6.055
_cell_angle_alpha   140.790
_cell_angle_beta   140.790
_cell_angle_gamma   56.655
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   88.018
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.614  0.614  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.386  0.386  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.750  0.250  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.250  0.750  0.500  1.0
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The crystal structure described by YbCuGa3 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-4m2 space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cu(1), four equivalent Ga(2), and eight equivalent Ga(1) atoms. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ga(1), and four equivalent Ga(2) atoms to form distorted CuYb4Ga8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Cu(1), one Ga(1), and two equivalent Ga(2) atoms. In the second Ga site, Ga(2) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Cu(1), and four equivalent Ga(1) atoms to form GaYb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra, edges with two equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cu(1)Yb4Ga8 cuboctahedra, and faces with four equivalent Ga(2)Yb4Ga4Cu4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_YbGa3Cu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.055
_cell_length_b   6.055
_cell_length_c   6.055
_cell_angle_alpha   140.790
_cell_angle_beta   140.790
_cell_angle_gamma   56.655
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   88.018
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.614  0.614  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga2  1  0.386  0.386  0.000  1.0
  Ga  Ga3  1  0.750  0.250  0.500  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.250  0.750  0.500  1.0
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