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Z. Naturforsch. 2013,
68b, 1265 – 1268
doi:10.5560/ZNB.2013-3182
The Crystal Structure of GdZn3
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Kyryla and Mefodia Str. 6, 79005 Lviv, Ukraine
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biguninna@gmail.com
Received July 4, 2013 / published online November 4, 2013
The crystal structure of GdZn3 was refined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data: YZn3 type, space group Pnma, Z = 4, a = 6.7250(13), b = 4.4620(9), c = 10.201(2) Å, R1 = 0.049, wR2 = 0.082, 303 F2 values, 25 variables. The zinc atoms build up a three-dimensional network with short Zn–Zn distances, while the Gd atoms are well separated from each other. The coordination number is 17 for Gd, and 10 and 12 for the Zn atoms.
Key words: Intermetallics, Gadolinium, Zinc, Crystal Chemistry