Single Crystal Investigation of the Yb1‐xNi4Sn1+x Compound.

Abstract The crystal structure of the new ternary stannide Yb 1− x Ni 4 Sn 1+ x [space group F 4 3m (N 216), a =6.987(4) A, Z =4, V =341.1(3) A 3 , ρ =10.171 g cm −3 , μ =54.29 mm −1 ] was refined to R =0.0217, wR 2=0.0408 from single crystal X-ray diffraction data (automatic single crystal diffractometer Philips PW1100, MoKα radiation). The compound belongs to the MgCu 4 Sn structure type of intermetallic compounds.