Information card for entry 2018754

Structure parameters

• Chemical name: Tetragadolinium lithium tetragermanide
• Formula: Gd3.96 Ge4 Li1.04
• Calculated formula: Gd3.954 Ge4 Li1.046
• Title of publication: Synthesis, crystal structures and chemical bonding of RE~5{-~<i>x</i>}Li~<i>x~</i>Ge~4~ (RE = Nd, Sm and Gd; <i>x</i> \σimeq 1) with the orthorhombic Gd~5~Si~4~ type
• Authors of publication: Suen, Nian-Tzu; You, Tae-Soo; Bobev, Svilen
• Journal of publication: Acta Crystallographica Section C
• Year of publication: 2013
• Journal volume: 69
• Journal issue: 1
• Pages of publication: 1 - 4
• a: 7.188 ± 0.002 Å
• b: 14.816 ± 0.005 Å
• c: 7.767 ± 0.003 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 827.2 ± 0.5 ų
• Cell temperature: 200 ± 2 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 200 ± 2 K
• Number of distinct elements: 3
• Space group number: 62
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P n m a
• Hall space group symbol: -P 2ac 2n
• Residual factor for all reflections: 0.0608
• Residual factor for significantly intense reflections: 0.0396
• Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections: 0.0787
• Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement: 0.0865
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement: 1.014
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 0.71073 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: MoKα
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: Yes