Materials Data on Yb4Zn11 by Materials Project

Yb4Zn11 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/amd space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to eight Zn atoms. There are a spread of Yb–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.82–3.37 Å. There are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb atoms. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb and four equivalent Zn atoms. All Zn–Zn bond lengths are 2.53 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Yb and six Zn atoms. There are a spread of Zn–Zn bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.92 Å.