The structure described by Yb3(Ni3Si)2 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. Si(1) is bonded to six equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing SiYb6Ni6 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(SiNi3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.465
_cell_length_b   7.465
_cell_length_c   7.465
_cell_angle_alpha   109.471
_cell_angle_beta   109.471
_cell_angle_gamma   109.471
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   320.198
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.699  0.699  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.301  0.000  0.301  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.000  0.301  0.301  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.301  0.301  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.699  0.000  0.699  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.000  0.699  0.699  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.324  0.324  0.648  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.676  0.000  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.000  0.676  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.676  0.324  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.324  0.648  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.000  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.324  0.676  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.324  0.000  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.648  0.324  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.676  0.676  0.352  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.676  0.352  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.352  0.676  0.676  1.0
[/CIF]
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The structure described by Yb3(Ni3Si)2 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ni(1) and four equivalent Si(1) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ni(1), and two equivalent Si(1) atoms. Si(1) is bonded to six equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Ni(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing SiYb6Ni6 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_Yb3(SiNi3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.465
_cell_length_b   7.465
_cell_length_c   7.465
_cell_angle_alpha   109.471
_cell_angle_beta   109.471
_cell_angle_gamma   109.471
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   320.198
_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
  Yb  Yb0  1  0.699  0.699  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb1  1  0.301  0.000  0.301  1.0
  Yb  Yb2  1  0.000  0.301  0.301  1.0
  Yb  Yb3  1  0.301  0.301  0.000  1.0
  Yb  Yb4  1  0.699  0.000  0.699  1.0
  Yb  Yb5  1  0.000  0.699  0.699  1.0
  Si  Si6  1  0.000  0.000  0.500  1.0
  Si  Si7  1  0.000  0.500  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.500  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.324  0.324  0.648  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.676  0.000  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.000  0.676  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.676  0.324  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.324  0.648  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.000  0.324  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.324  0.676  0.000  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.324  0.000  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.648  0.324  0.324  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.676  0.676  0.352  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.676  0.352  0.676  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.352  0.676  0.676  1.0
[/CIF]
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