Au3Ni is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ni(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Au(1) atoms to form NiAu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra. Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms to form distorted AuNi4Au8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra.
Au3Ni is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Ni(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Au(1) atoms to form NiAu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra. All Ni(1)-Au(1) bond lengths are 2.84 Å. Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ni(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms to form distorted AuNi4Au8 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Ni(1)Au12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent Au(1)Ni4Au8 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Au(1)-Au(1) bond distances ranging from 2.78-2.89 Å.