Abstract: | New Compounds Zr2Fe12P7-Type Structure and Refinement of the Crystal Structures of Er2Co12P7 and Er2Ni12P7 The compounds Y2Ni12P7 and Ln2Ni12P7 (Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu) were prepared for the first time and characterized by their lattice constants. Their crystal structure corresponds to that of Zr2Fe12P7. The structure of Er2Co12O7 and Er2Ni12P7 were refined from single-crystal counter data. Chemical bonding and the question of the proper space group for those and the closely related compounds V12P7 and Cr12P7 are discussed. |