The structure described by Dy(MnAl2)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 20-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Mn(1), four equivalent Al(1), and eight equivalent Al(2) atoms. Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Mn(1), four equivalent Al(1), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing MnDy2Mn2Al8 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), four equivalent Mn(1), one Al(1), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Al(2), and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Dy(MnAl2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.152
_cell_length_b   6.724
_cell_length_c   6.724
_cell_angle_alpha   81.561
_cell_angle_beta   67.476
_cell_angle_gamma   67.476
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   198.780
_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
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.000  0.664  0.336  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.000  0.336  0.664  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.664  0.336  0.336  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.336  0.664  0.664  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.500  0.224  0.776  1.0
  Al  Al10  1  0.500  0.776  0.224  1.0
  Al  Al11  1  0.724  0.776  0.776  1.0
  Al  Al12  1  0.276  0.224  0.224  1.0
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The structure described by Dy(MnAl2)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 20-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Mn(1), four equivalent Al(1), and eight equivalent Al(2) atoms. Mn(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Mn(1), four equivalent Al(1), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing MnDy2Mn2Al8 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), four equivalent Mn(1), one Al(1), and four equivalent Al(2) atoms. In the second Al site, Al(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Mn(1), two equivalent Al(2), and four equivalent Al(1) atoms. is represented by the CIF file [CIF]
data_Dy(MnAl2)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.152
_cell_length_b   6.724
_cell_length_c   6.724
_cell_angle_alpha   81.561
_cell_angle_beta   67.476
_cell_angle_gamma   67.476
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   198.780
_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
  Dy  Dy0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn1  1  0.500  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn2  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Mn  Mn3  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Mn  Mn4  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.000  0.664  0.336  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.000  0.336  0.664  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.664  0.336  0.336  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.336  0.664  0.664  1.0
  Al  Al9  1  0.500  0.224  0.776  1.0
  Al  Al10  1  0.500  0.776  0.224  1.0
  Al  Al11  1  0.724  0.776  0.776  1.0
  Al  Al12  1  0.276  0.224  0.224  1.0
[/CIF]
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