Institute of Experimental Mineralogy
                 Russian Academy of Sciences
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TETRAFERROPLATINUM

5, t-tetraferroplatinum, analogue

[Ni(0.5)Co(0.5)]Pt


Tetragonal  P 4/mmm  Z = 1

P4/mmm

20 .2 .24

Ref.Str.:

         Woolley J.C., Bates B. (1960)

         * J. Less-Common Metals, 2, 11-18

         R: N.A.D.

                   Initial data from BDM-file 

   Lattice parameters (cub. angs.,degr.):

             a =   2.6975   alpha =   90.0 
             b =   2.6975   beta  =   90.0 
             c =   3.6507   gamma =   90.0 

    Unit cell volume (cub. angs.) =    26.56

    Molar volume ( cub.cm/mol.) =    16.0 

  Co-ordinates, thermal parameters, occupation for atomic positions:

NoP   x/a     y/b     z/c    B(j)   atom  / occupation

   1 0.0     0.0     0.0      0.0    Ni    = 0.5 , Co    = 0.5 
   2 0.5     0.5     0.5      0.0    Pt    = 1.00


  Co-ordinates for all atomic positions :

   No       NoP      x/a        y/b       z/c 

     1       1     0.0        0.0        0.0   
     2       2     0.5        0.5        0.5   


X-ray density (g/cm cub.)   =     15.87

MU (1/cm) =    3789.428    Mass attenuation coefficient (cm**2/g) =    238.831

 Selected interatomic distances (cation-anion,anion-anion):

 NoP    Atom              Rad.sph.      C.N.    Distance     NoP N.
                           (angs.)               (angs.)

    1   Ni   ,Co             3.0          4
                                                 2.6975       1
                                                 2.6975       1
                                                 2.6975       1
                                                 2.6975       1
    2    Pt                  2.268        0

  X-ray diffraction powder data (II),  X-Ray W.L. =   1.78892(angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    S       LPG   MF        F          I int.
                    ( degree )                                         *100

    1   0   0   1 14.182  28.365   0.137   30.49    2       47.5    19474.6
    2   1   0   0 19.365  38.73    0.185   15.51    4       45.3    18065.5
    3   1   0   1 24.349  48.697   0.23     9.27    8       84.4    74854.9
    4   1   1   0 27.965  55.931   0.262    6.76    4       80.9    25074.1
    5   0   0   2 29.342  58.684   0.274    6.07    2       79.6    10892.6
    6   1   1   1 31.944  63.887   0.296    5.03    8       40.6     9368.6
    7   1   0   2 36.276  72.551   0.331    3.86    8       39.2     6733.7
    8   2   0   0 41.543  83.085   0.371    3.08    4       69.7     8498.9
    9   1   1   2 42.707  85.414   0.379    2.98    8       69.0    16049.4
   10   2   0   1 44.99   89.981   0.395    2.83    8       37.0     4378.9


  X-ray diffraction powder data (I)...X-Ray wave length =  1.78892 (angs.):

  No   H   K   L   Theta 2*Theta    d           I int   I int.n.  I p.h.n.   H(Si)
                    ( degree )   (angstrem)     *100                         *100

    1   0   0   1  14.182  28.365  3.6507     19474.6     26.0     26.5     5.6
    2   1   0   0  19.365  38.73   2.6975     18065.5     24.1     24.4     5.7
    3   1   0   1  24.349  48.697  2.1695     74854.9    100.0    100.0     5.7
    4   1   1   0  27.965  55.931  1.90742    25074.1     33.5     33.2     5.8
    5   0   0   2  29.342  58.684  1.82535    10892.6     14.6     14.4     5.8
    6   1   1   1  31.944  63.887  1.69058     9368.6     12.5     12.3     5.9
    7   1   0   2  36.276  72.551  1.51176     6733.7      9.0      8.7     6.0
    8   2   0   0  41.543  83.085  1.34875     8498.9     11.4     10.7     6.1
    9   1   1   2  42.707  85.414  1.31878    16049.4     21.4     20.1     6.1
   10   2   0   1  44.99   89.981  1.26517     4378.9      5.8      5.4     6.2

Reference:
Chichagov A.V. et al.
Information-Calculating System on Crystal Structure Data of Minerals
(MINCRYST)
- Kristallographiya, v.35, n.3, 1990, p.610-616 (in Russian)