Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, i89-i91  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807008410 ]

DyP₅O₁₄

F. Chehimi-Moumen and M. Férid

Abstract: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis has been performed on dysprosium ultraphosphate, DyP₅O₁₄, prepared by the flux method. The atomic arrangement is built up of layers of independent P₈O₂₄ rings perpendicular to the b axis interconnected by PO₄ groups to form a three-dimensional network of PO₄ tetrahedra. Two sites are located on the twofold axis for the Dy atoms, which have almost regular dodecahedral coordination.

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