DOI: 10.17188/1263333
title: Materials Data on Dy11S16 by Materials Project

description: Dy11S16 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.73–3.17 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.77–3.14 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.75–3.02 Å. In the fourth Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.74–3.23 Å. In the fifth Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.72–3.15 Å. In the sixth Dy site, Dy is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S atoms. There are a spread of Dy–S bond distances ranging from 2.75–3.03 Å. There are eight inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S is bonded to five Dy atoms to form SDy5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with ten SDy6 octahedra, corners with three SDy5 square pyramids, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, edges with two SDy5 square pyramids, edges with three SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SDy6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 22–53°. In the second S site, S is bonded to five Dy atoms to form SDy5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with eight SDy6 octahedra, corners with four SDy5 square pyramids, a cornercorner with one SDy5 trigonal bipyramid, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, edges with two SDy5 square pyramids, edges with three SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with two SDy6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 23–53°. In the third S site, S is bonded to six Dy atoms to form distorted SDy6 octahedra that share corners with six SDy6 octahedra, corners with three SDy5 square pyramids, corners with six SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two SDy6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent SDy5 square pyramids, edges with two equivalent SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, faces with four SDy6 octahedra, and a faceface with one SDy5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–47°. In the fourth S site, S is bonded to six Dy atoms to form distorted SDy6 octahedra that share corners with eight SDy6 octahedra, corners with two SDy5 square pyramids, corners with five SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SDy5 square pyramid, edges with two equivalent SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SDy6 octahedra, and faces with three SDy5 square pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 19–52°. In the fifth S site, S is bonded to five Dy atoms to form distorted SDy5 square pyramids that share corners with seven SDy6 octahedra, corners with six SDy5 square pyramids, corners with three SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, edges with two SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, and faces with three SDy6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 12–50°. In the sixth S site, S is bonded to six Dy atoms to form distorted SDy6 octahedra that share corners with eight SDy6 octahedra, corners with five SDy5 square pyramids, corners with two SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with four SDy6 octahedra, an edgeedge with one SDy5 square pyramid, an edgeedge with one SDy5 trigonal bipyramid, faces with two equivalent SDy6 octahedra, a faceface with one SDy5 square pyramid, and faces with two SDy5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 21–50°. In the seventh S site, S is bonded to five Dy atoms to form distorted SDy5 square pyramids that share corners with eight SDy6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent SDy5 square pyramids, corners with four SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, edges with two SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, faces with two SDy6 octahedra, and a faceface with one SDy5 square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 12–55°. In the eighth S site, S is bonded to six Dy atoms to form distorted SDy6 octahedra that share corners with five SDy6 octahedra, corners with five SDy5 square pyramids, corners with five SDy5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with three SDy6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent SDy5 square pyramids, an edgeedge with one SDy5 trigonal bipyramid, faces with three SDy6 octahedra, and faces with two SDy5 trigonal bipyramids. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 26–50°.