DOI: 10.17188/1733843
title: Materials Data on Sr6Yb4(CdSb2)5 by Materials Project

description: Sr6Yb4(CdSb2)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are twelve inequivalent Sr2+ sites. In the first Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with seven YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.35–3.87 Å. In the second Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with three YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.31–3.86 Å. In the third Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with three YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.32–3.86 Å. In the fourth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with seven YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.87 Å. In the fifth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with seven YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.87 Å. In the sixth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with seven YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.87 Å. In the seventh Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with five YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 14–15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.35–3.93 Å. In the eighth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form distorted SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with three SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with four equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 13–14°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.34–3.94 Å. In the ninth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, a cornercorner with one SrSb5 square pyramid, corners with six YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 13–15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.35–3.87 Å. In the tenth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to six Sb3- atoms to form SrSb6 octahedra that share corners with two SrSb6 octahedra, corners with seven YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with six CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with six SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one YbSb5 square pyramid, edges with three CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one YbSb5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 15°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.87 Å. In the eleventh Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form SrSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, edges with two YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–55°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.26–3.30 Å. In the twelfth Sr2+ site, Sr2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form SrSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, edges with two YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 36–55°. There are a spread of Sr–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.26–3.30 Å. There are eight inequivalent Yb2+ sites. In the first Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are one shorter (3.18 Å) and four longer (3.25 Å) Yb–Sb bond lengths. In the second Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb5 square pyramid, edges with three YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 34–54°. There are a spread of Yb–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.24 Å. In the third Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with two SrSb5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 33–54°. There are a spread of Yb–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.24 Å. In the fourth Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb5 square pyramid, edges with three YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are a spread of Yb–Sb bond distances ranging from 3.16–3.25 Å. In the fifth Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are one shorter (3.18 Å) and four longer (3.25 Å) Yb–Sb bond lengths. In the sixth Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are one shorter (3.18 Å) and four longer (3.25 Å) Yb–Sb bond lengths. In the seventh Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are one shorter (3.17 Å) and four longer (3.25 Å) Yb–Sb bond lengths. In the eighth Yb2+ site, Yb2+ is bonded to five Sb3- atoms to form YbSb5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SrSb6 octahedra, corners with four YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with two equivalent CdSb4 tetrahedra, an edgeedge with one SrSb6 octahedra, edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids, edges with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, and a faceface with one SrSb6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 35–54°. There are one shorter (3.17 Å) and four longer (3.25 Å) Yb–Sb bond lengths. There are ten inequivalent Cd2+ sites. In the first Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to four Sb3- atoms to form CdSb4 tetrahedra that share corners with six SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids, corners with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with three SrSb6 octahedra, and edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–69°. There are a spread of Cd–Sb bond distances ranging from 2.88–2.99 Å. In the second Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to four Sb3- atoms to form CdSb4 tetrahedra that share corners with six SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with three SrSb6 octahedra, and edges with four YbSb5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–69°. There are a spread of Cd–Sb bond distances ranging from 2.88–2.99 Å. In the third Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded to four Sb3- atoms to form CdSb4 tetrahedra that share corners with six SrSb6 octahedra, corners with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, corners with four CdSb4 tetrahedra, edges with three SrSb6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent SrSb5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent YbSb5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra til