Dy is alpha La structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to six equivalent Dy(1) and six equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing DyDy12 cuboctahedra. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to six equivalent Dy(1) and six equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing DyDy12 cuboctahedra.
Dy is alpha La structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to six equivalent Dy(1) and six equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing DyDy12 cuboctahedra. All Dy(1)-Dy(1) bond lengths are 3.58 Å. All Dy(1)-Dy(2) bond lengths are 3.53 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded to six equivalent Dy(1) and six equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing DyDy12 cuboctahedra. All Dy(2)-Dy(2) bond lengths are 3.58 Å.