The structure described by Nd4Au5Zn3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fifth Au site, Au(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(4) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nd4Zn3Au5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.620
_cell_length_b   7.165
_cell_length_c   7.979
_cell_angle_alpha   89.661
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   264.093
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
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 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.500  0.504  0.788  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.500  0.002  0.718  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.000  0.490  0.213  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.000  0.994  0.281  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.695  0.420  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.000  0.799  0.919  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.311  0.576  1.0
  Au  Au7  1  0.500  0.773  0.088  1.0
  Au  Au8  1  0.500  0.288  0.430  1.0
  Au  Au9  1  0.000  0.216  0.893  1.0
  Au  Au10  1  0.000  0.719  0.587  1.0
  Au  Au11  1  0.500  0.210  0.088  1.0
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The structure described by Nd4Au5Zn3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pm space group. There are four inequivalent Nd sites. In the first Nd site, Nd(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the second Nd site, Nd(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(1), one Au(2), one Au(5), two equivalent Au(3), two equivalent Au(4), one Zn(1), two equivalent Zn(2), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Nd site, Nd(3) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fourth Nd site, Nd(4) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one Au(3), one Au(4), two equivalent Au(1), two equivalent Au(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(2) atoms. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(5), one Zn(1), and two equivalent Zn(3) atoms. In the third Au site, Au(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), two equivalent Au(5), one Zn(2), and one Zn(3) atom. In the fourth Au site, Au(4) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Zn(2), one Zn(3), and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the fifth Au site, Au(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(1), one Nd(2), two equivalent Nd(3), two equivalent Nd(4), one Au(1), one Au(2), and two equivalent Au(4) atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(1) atoms. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Nd(3), one Nd(4), two equivalent Nd(1), two equivalent Nd(2), one Au(3), one Au(4), and two equivalent Au(2) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Nd4Zn3Au5
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.620
_cell_length_b   7.165
_cell_length_c   7.979
_cell_angle_alpha   89.661
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   264.093
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.500  0.504  0.788  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.500  0.002  0.718  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.000  0.490  0.213  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.000  0.994  0.281  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.500  0.695  0.420  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.000  0.799  0.919  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.000  0.311  0.576  1.0
  Au  Au7  1  0.500  0.773  0.088  1.0
  Au  Au8  1  0.500  0.288  0.430  1.0
  Au  Au9  1  0.000  0.216  0.893  1.0
  Au  Au10  1  0.000  0.719  0.587  1.0
  Au  Au11  1  0.500  0.210  0.088  1.0
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