Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, i96-i98  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806009421 ]

The layered intermetallic compound LaPdSb₃

E. L. Thomas, D. P. Gautreaux and J. Y. Chan

Abstract: The title compound, lanthanum palladium triantimony, adopts a new structure type and is an intermediate between the CeCrSb₃ and CeNiSb₃ structure types. Its structure consists of La atoms located above and below layers of nearly square buckled Sb nets (²[Sb]), and layers of highly distorted edge- and face-sharing PdSb₆ octahedra (²[PdSb₂]).

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