The crystal structure of the new ternary antimonide Dy3Cu20+xSb11−x (x≈2)

New ternary antimonide Dy3Cu20+xSb11−x (image) was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by direct methods from X-ray powder diffraction data (diffractometer DRON-3M, CuKα-radiation, image). The compound crystallizes with the own cubic structure type: space group image, Pearson code cF272, image. The structure of the Dy3Cu20Sb11−x (image) can be obtained from the structure type BaHg11 by doubling of the lattice parameter and subtraction of 16 atoms. The studied structure was compared with the structures of known compounds, which crystallize in the same space group with similar cell parameters.