
The Elements 1.5 Data 149
Table 2.1-25C Lanthanides. Allotropic and high-pressure modifications, cont.
Element Terbium Dysprosium
Modification α-Tb β-Tb Tb-II α-Dy β-Dy α
-Dy γ -Dy
Units
Crystal system, Bravais lattice hex, cp cub, bc trig hex, cp cub, bc orth trig
Structure type Mg W α-Sm Mg W α-Sm
Lattice constant a 360.55 341 359.15 359.5 343.6 pm
Lattice constant b 618.4 pm
Lattice constant c 569.66 2450 565.01 567.8 2483.0 pm
Space group P6
3
/mmc Im3mR3m P6
3
/mmc Im3mCmcmR3m
Schoenflies symbol D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
5
3d
D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
17
2h
D
5
3d
Strukturbericht type A3 A2 A7 A3 A2
Pearson symbol hP2 cI2 hR3 hP2 cI2 oC4 hR3
Number A of atoms per cell 2232243
Coordination number 12 12 8
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 357 355 345 pm
Range of stability RTP >1589 K >6.0GPa RTP >1243 K <86 K >7.5GPa
Element Holmium Erbium Thulium
Modification α-Ho β-Ho γ -Ho α-Er β-Er α-Tm β-Tm Tm-II
Units
Crystal system, Bravais lattice hex, cp cub, bc trig hex, cp cub, bc hex, cp cub, bc trig
Structure type Mg W α-Sm Mg W Mg W α-Sm
Lattice constant a 357.78 334 355.92 353.75 pm
Lattice constant c 561.78 2450 558.50 555.40 pm
Space group P6
3
/mmc Im3mR3m P6
3
/mmc Im3m P6
3
/mmc Im3mR3m
Schoenflies symbol D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
5
3d
D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
5
3d
Strukturbericht type A3 A2 A7 A3 A2 A3 A2
Pearson symbol hP2 cI2 hR3 hP2 cI2 hP2 cI2 hR3
Number A of atoms per cell 22322223
Coordination number 12 8 12 8 12 8
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 353 343 351 349 pm
Range of stability RTP High tem- > 4.0 RTP High tem- RTP High tem- > 6.0
perature GPa perature perature GPa
Element Ytterbium Lutetium
Modification α-Yb β-Yb γ -Yb α-Lu β-Lu Lu-II
Units
Crystal system, Bravais lattice cub, fc cub, bc hex, cp hex, cp cub, bc trig
Structure type Cu W Mg Mg W α-Sm
Lattice constant a 548.48 444 387.99 350.52 pm
Lattice constant c 638.59 554.94 pm
Space group Fm3mIm3mP6
3
/mmc P6
3
/mmc Im3mR3m
Schoenflies symbol O
5
h
O
9
h
D
4
6h
D
4
6h
O
9
h
D
5
3d
Strukturbericht type A1 A2 A3 A3 A2
Pearson symbol cF4 cI2 hP2 hP2 cI2 hR3
Number A of atoms per cell 422223
Coordination number 12 8 6 +6 12 8 12
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 388 385 388 347 385 pm
Range of stability RTP > 1005 K < 270 K RTP > 1005 K > 23 GPa
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