The alumosilicide
HoAl2.8Si0.2
Chem.
Met. Alloys 6 (2013) 214-219
https://doi.org/10.30970/cma6.0285
Svitlana PUKAS, Roman GLADYSHEVSKII
The holmium alumosilicide
HoAl2.8Si0.2 was synthesized by arc melting and
subsequent annealing at 600ºC. Its crystal structure
was studied by X-ray powder diffraction and identified as BaPb3 type: Pearson symbol hR36, space group R-3m, a = 6.12537(7), c = 20.9526(3) Å. The structure is close-packed and consists of
one-atom thick close-packed layers of composition Ho(Al,Si)3 in h2c stacking, with 9 layers in the translation
period along [001]. The coordination polyhedra are cuboctahedra (sites Ho2 and M2) and anticuboctahedra (sites Ho1 and M1). For the Ho atoms the coordination polyhedra are built up exclusively
of Al/Si atoms, whereas for the latter the
composition of the polyhedra is Ho4M8.
Close-packed layer in the structure of HoAl2.8Si0.2.
Keywords
Holmium / Aluminum / Silicon / X-ray powder
diffraction / Close-packed structure