Abstract

The rare earth–nickel–indides RE14Ni3In3 (RE=Sc, Y, Gd–Tm, Lu) were synthesized from the elements by arc-melting and subsequent annealing. The compounds were investigated on the basis of X-ray powder and single crystal data: Lu14Co2In3 type, P42/nmc, Z=4, a=888.1(1), c=2134.7(4), wR2=0.0653, 1381 F2 values, 63 variables for Sc13.89Ni3.66In2.45; a=961.2(1), c=2316.2(5), wR2=0.0633, 1741 F2 values, 64 variables for Y13.84Ni3.19In2.97; a=965.3(1), c=2330.5(5), wR2=0.0620, 1765 F2 values, 63 variables for Gd14Ni3.29In2.71; a=956.8(1), c=2298.4(5), wR2=0.0829, 1707 F2 values, 64 variables for Tb13.82Ni3.36In2.82; a=951.7(1), c=2289.0(5), wR2=0.0838, 1794 F2 values, 64 variables for Dy13.60Ni3.34In3.06; a=948.53(7), c=2270.6(1), wR2=0.1137, 1191 F2 values, 64 variables for Ho13.35Ni3.17In3.48; a=943.5(1), c=2269.1(5), wR2=0.0552, 1646 F2 values, 64 variables for Er13.53Ni3.14In3.33; a=938.42(7), c=2250.8(1), wR2=0.1051, 1611 F2 values, 64 variables for Tm13.47Ni3.28In3.25; a=937.3(1), c=2249.6(5), wR2=0.0692, 1604 F2 values, 64 variables for Tm13.80Ni3.49In2.71; and a=933.4(1), c=2263.0(5), wR2=0.0709, 1603 F2 values, 64 variables for Lu13.94Ni3.07In2.99. The RE14Ni3In3 indides show significant Ni/In mixing on the 4c In1 site. Except the gadolinium compound, the RE14Ni3In3 intermetallics also reveal RE/In mixing on the 4c RE1 site, leading to the refined compositions. Due to the high rare earth metal content, the seven crystallographically independent RE sites have between 9 and 10 nearest RE neighbors. The RE14Ni3In3 structures can be described as a complex intergrowth of rare earth-based polyhedra. Both nickel sites have a distorted trigonal-prismatic rare earth coordination. An interesting feature is the In2–In2 dumb-bell at an In2–In2 distance of 304 pm (for Gd14Ni3.29In2.71). The crystal chemical peculiarities of the RE14Ni3In3 indides are briefly discussed.

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