Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, i218-i220  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805030722 ]

Erbium dicobalt disilicide, ErCo₂Si₂

P. Demchenko, J. Konczyk, O. Bodak, B. Marciniak and R. Matvijishyn

Abstract: Single crystals of erbium dicobalt disilicide were synthesized from the corresponding elements by arc melting. The ternary intermetallic compound crystallizes in the body-centred tetragonal space group I4/mmm and adopts the CeGa₂Al₂ structure type, with all atoms in special positions.

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