The compound described by Gd2Fe3Al is Cubic Laves-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Gd(1), nine equivalent Fe(1), and three equivalent Al(1) atoms. Fe(1) is bonded to six equivalent Gd(1), four equivalent Fe(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form FeGd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra. Al(1) is bonded to six equivalent Gd(1) and six equivalent Fe(1) atoms to form AlGd6Fe6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2AlFe3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.227
_cell_length_b   5.227
_cell_length_c   5.227
_cell_angle_alpha   60.429
_cell_angle_beta   60.429
_cell_angle_gamma   60.429
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   101.975
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.623  0.623  0.623  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.377  0.377  0.377  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
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The compound described by Gd2Fe3Al is Cubic Laves-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Gd(1), nine equivalent Fe(1), and three equivalent Al(1) atoms. Fe(1) is bonded to six equivalent Gd(1), four equivalent Fe(1), and two equivalent Al(1) atoms to form FeGd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra. Al(1) is bonded to six equivalent Gd(1) and six equivalent Fe(1) atoms to form AlGd6Fe6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Al(1)Gd6Fe6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent Fe(1)Gd6Al2Fe4 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Gd2AlFe3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.227
_cell_length_b   5.227
_cell_length_c   5.227
_cell_angle_alpha   60.429
_cell_angle_beta   60.429
_cell_angle_gamma   60.429
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   101.975
_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
  Gd  Gd0  1  0.623  0.623  0.623  1.0
  Gd  Gd1  1  0.377  0.377  0.377  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe4  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
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