AuFe crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Fe(1) is bonded to six equivalent Au(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing FeAu6 cuboctahedra. Au(1) is bonded to six equivalent Fe(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing AuFe6 cuboctahedra.
AuFe crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. Fe(1) is bonded to six equivalent Au(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing FeAu6 cuboctahedra. All Fe(1)-Au(1) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Au(1) is bonded to six equivalent Fe(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing AuFe6 cuboctahedra.