The crystal structure described by Ho(CuTe)3 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Ho(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form HoTe6 octahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form CuTe4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 15-57°. Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ho(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeHo2Cu4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-91°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho(CuTe)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.218
_cell_length_b   8.218
_cell_length_c   8.218
_cell_angle_alpha   53.741
_cell_angle_beta   53.741
_cell_angle_gamma   53.741
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   335.026
_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  0.834  0.834  0.834  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.166  0.166  0.166  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.283  0.966  0.627  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.627  0.283  0.966  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.966  0.627  0.283  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.034  0.373  0.717  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.373  0.717  0.034  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.717  0.034  0.373  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.089  0.745  0.418  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.745  0.418  0.089  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.418  0.089  0.745  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.582  0.911  0.255  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.255  0.582  0.911  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.911  0.255  0.582  1.0
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The crystal structure described by Ho(CuTe)3 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Ho(1) is bonded to six equivalent Te(1) atoms to form HoTe6 octahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra. Cu(1) is bonded to four equivalent Te(1) atoms to form CuTe4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra, edges with two equivalent Ho(1)Te6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Cu(1)Te4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 15-57°. Te(1) is bonded to two equivalent Ho(1) and four equivalent Cu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing TeHo2Cu4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-91°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_Ho(CuTe)3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.218
_cell_length_b   8.218
_cell_length_c   8.218
_cell_angle_alpha   53.741
_cell_angle_beta   53.741
_cell_angle_gamma   53.741
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   335.026
_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  0.834  0.834  0.834  1.0
  Ho  Ho1  1  0.166  0.166  0.166  1.0
  Cu  Cu2  1  0.283  0.966  0.627  1.0
  Cu  Cu3  1  0.627  0.283  0.966  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.966  0.627  0.283  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.034  0.373  0.717  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.373  0.717  0.034  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.717  0.034  0.373  1.0
  Te  Te8  1  0.089  0.745  0.418  1.0
  Te  Te9  1  0.745  0.418  0.089  1.0
  Te  Te10  1  0.418  0.089  0.745  1.0
  Te  Te11  1  0.582  0.911  0.255  1.0
  Te  Te12  1  0.255  0.582  0.911  1.0
  Te  Te13  1  0.911  0.255  0.582  1.0
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