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Crystal structure of the inter-metallic compound SrCdPt
1Department of Chemical Education, Sriwijaya University, Inderalaya, Ogan Ilir 30662, South Sumatra, Indonesia.
Abstract:
The crystal structure of the title compound, strontium cadmium platinum, adopts the TiNiSi structure type with the Sr atoms on the Ti, the Cd atoms on the Ni and the Pt atoms on the Si positions, respectively. The Pt atoms form cadmium-centred tetra-hedra that are condensed into a three-dimensional network with channels parallel to the b-axis direction in which the Sr atoms are located. The latter are bonded to each other in the form of six-membered rings with chair conformations. All atoms in the SrCdPt structure are situated on a mirror plane.
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