The material structure described by HoSn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(6), and four equivalent Sn(4) atoms to form HoSn12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids, and faces with four equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(6), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are six inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and four equivalent Sn(6) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ho(2) and one Sn(3) atom to form distorted SnHo4Sn square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the sixth Sn site, Sn(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_HoSn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.281
_cell_length_b   11.281
_cell_length_c   4.432
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   157.388
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   216.861
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.482  0.518  0.500  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.213  0.787  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.099  0.901  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  0.728  0.272  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.864  0.136  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.976  0.024  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.363  0.637  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.601  0.399  0.000  1.0
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The material structure described by HoSn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(6), and four equivalent Sn(4) atoms to form HoSn12 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra, corners with two equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids, and faces with four equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(6), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are six inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and four equivalent Sn(6) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded to four equivalent Ho(2) and one Sn(3) atom to form distorted SnHo4Sn square pyramids that share corners with two equivalent Ho(1)Sn12 cuboctahedra, corners with four equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids, and edges with four equivalent Sn(2)Ho4Sn square pyramids. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), one Sn(2), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Sn(3), and two equivalent Sn(5) atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ho(2), two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Sn(4), and four equivalent Sn(3) atoms. In the sixth Sn site, Sn(6) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ho(1), two equivalent Ho(2), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_HoSn3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.281
_cell_length_b   11.281
_cell_length_c   4.432
_cell_angle_alpha   90.000
_cell_angle_beta   90.000
_cell_angle_gamma   157.388
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   216.861
_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
  Ho  Ho0  1  0.482  0.518  0.500  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.213  0.787  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.099  0.901  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  0.728  0.272  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.864  0.136  0.500  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.976  0.024  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn6  1  0.363  0.637  0.000  1.0
  Sn  Sn7  1  0.601  0.399  0.000  1.0
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