Abstract
The crystal structure of YMgGa, yttrium magnesium gallide, is isotypic with LaMgGa and crystallizes in the hexagonal ZrNiAl type structure. It consists of a three-dimensional network of Mg and Ga atoms, in which Y atoms fill channels. There are two crystallographically independent Ga sites. One Ga atom (Ga1) has three Mg atoms as near neighbours and six Y atoms at a slightly longer distance, giving rise to a [3 + 6] coordination. Another Ga atom (Ga2) is also nine-coordinate but has six near Mg neighbours and three Y at a somewhat longer distance in a [6 + 3] coordination. The Mg atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by four Ga atoms and has two additional Mg neighbours at a slightly longer distance. The site symmetries for Y, Ga1, Ga2 and Mg are m2m, \overline{6}, \overline{6}2m and m2m, respectively. The crystal used was an inversion twin.
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