Synthesis,CrystalStructureandBandStructureofTb3Co4Sn13

A new intermetallic compound,Tb3Co4Sn13,has been synthesized by solid-state reaction of the corresponding pure elements in a welded tantalum tube at high temperature.Its crystal structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Tb3Co4Sn13 crystallizes in cubic,space group Pm3n(No.223) with a = 9.5072(2) ,V = 859.33(3) 3,Z = 2,Mr = 2255.45,Dc = 8.717 g/cm3,μ = 34.369 mm-1,F(000) = 1906,and the final R = 0.0140 and wR = 0.0312 for 199 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I).The structure of Tb3Co4Sn13 belongs to the Yb3Rh4Sn13 type.It is isostructural with RE3Co4Sn13(RE = La,Ce),featuring a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework based on [CoSn6] trigonal prisms.The [CoSn6] trigonal prisms are interconnected via corner-sharing and Sn-Sn bonds to form a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework.The other Sn and Tb atoms are located in the spacers of the 3D framework.Band structure calculations indicate that Tb3Co4Sn13 is metallic.