The alumosilicide HoAl_2.8Si_0.2

Chem. Met. Alloys 6 (2013) 214-219

https://doi.org/10.30970/cma6.0285

Svitlana PUKAS, Roman GLADYSHEVSKII

The holmium alumosilicide HoAl_2.8Si_0.2 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 HoAl_2.8Si_0.2.

Keywords

Holmium / Aluminum / Silicon / X-ray powder diffraction / Close-packed structure