The compound described by LaNi9Si4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. La(1) is bonded in a 24-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni(1), eight equivalent Ni(2), and eight equivalent Si(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms to form NiLa2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)Si4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Ni(1)La2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(3)Si4Ni8 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Ni(1)La2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing NiSi4Ni8 cuboctahedra. Si(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and one Si(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LaSi4Ni9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.967
_cell_length_b   7.967
_cell_length_c   7.967
_cell_angle_alpha   121.007
_cell_angle_beta   121.007
_cell_angle_gamma   88.264
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   351.978
_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
  La  La0  1  0.750  0.750  0.000  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.250  0.250  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si2  1  0.447  0.947  0.159  1.0
  Si  Si3  1  0.212  0.712  0.159  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.712  0.553  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.947  0.788  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.288  0.447  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.788  0.288  0.841  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.553  0.053  0.841  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.053  0.212  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.569  0.704  0.273  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.796  0.931  0.727  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.316  0.816  0.762  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.816  0.054  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.431  0.296  0.727  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.184  0.946  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.446  0.684  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.946  0.446  0.762  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.684  0.184  0.238  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.054  0.554  0.238  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.296  0.569  0.865  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.931  0.204  0.135  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.069  0.796  0.865  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.204  0.069  0.273  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.554  0.316  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.704  0.431  0.135  1.0
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The compound described by LaNi9Si4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. La(1) is bonded in a 24-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni(1), eight equivalent Ni(2), and eight equivalent Si(1) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(2), three equivalent Ni(1), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms to form NiLa2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ni(3)Si4Ni8 cuboctahedra, corners with eleven equivalent Ni(1)La2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent Ni(3)Si4Ni8 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven equivalent Ni(1)La2Si4Ni6 cuboctahedra. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and four equivalent Si(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing NiSi4Ni8 cuboctahedra. Si(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent La(1), one Ni(3), four equivalent Ni(1), four equivalent Ni(2), and one Si(1) atom. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_LaSi4Ni9
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.967
_cell_length_b   7.967
_cell_length_c   7.967
_cell_angle_alpha   121.007
_cell_angle_beta   121.007
_cell_angle_gamma   88.264
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   351.978
_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
  La  La0  1  0.750  0.750  0.000  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.250  0.250  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si2  1  0.447  0.947  0.159  1.0
  Si  Si3  1  0.212  0.712  0.159  1.0
  Si  Si4  1  0.712  0.553  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si5  1  0.947  0.788  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.288  0.447  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.788  0.288  0.841  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.553  0.053  0.841  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.053  0.212  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.569  0.704  0.273  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.796  0.931  0.727  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.316  0.816  0.762  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.816  0.054  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.431  0.296  0.727  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.184  0.946  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.446  0.684  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.946  0.446  0.762  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.684  0.184  0.238  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.054  0.554  0.238  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.500  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.000  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.296  0.569  0.865  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.931  0.204  0.135  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.069  0.796  0.865  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.204  0.069  0.273  1.0
  Ni  Ni26  1  0.554  0.316  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni27  1  0.704  0.431  0.135  1.0
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