The compound described by VAl is alpha Samarium-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. V(1) is bonded to four equivalent V(1) and eight equivalent Al(1) atoms to form VAl8V4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra. Al(1) is bonded to eight equivalent V(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms to form AlAl4V8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_AlV
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.637
_cell_length_b   2.637
_cell_length_c   4.054
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   95.778
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   28.046
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by VAl is alpha Samarium-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmmm space group. V(1) is bonded to four equivalent V(1) and eight equivalent Al(1) atoms to form VAl8V4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra. Al(1) is bonded to eight equivalent V(1) and four equivalent Al(1) atoms to form AlAl4V8 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent V(1)Al8V4 cuboctahedra, and faces with ten equivalent Al(1)Al4V8 cuboctahedra. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_AlV
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.637
_cell_length_b   2.637
_cell_length_c   4.054
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   95.778
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   28.046
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
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