Yb3Cd is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted YbYb8Cd4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form CdYb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra.
Yb3Cd is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent Yb(1) and four equivalent Cd(1) atoms to form distorted YbYb8Cd4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra. All Yb(1)-Yb(1) bond lengths are 3.60 Å. All Yb(1)-Cd(1) bond lengths are 3.60 Å. Cd(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form CdYb12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent Cd(1)Yb12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Yb(1)Yb8Cd4 cuboctahedra.