Abstract
A structure is proposed for the hexagonal form of MnAl4, with aH = 28.4 Å and cH = 12.43 Å, on the basis of a high-resolution electron micrograph and comparison with crystals of known structures. The proposed structure involves seven 104-atom complexes of 20 Friauf polyhedra, sharing some atoms with one another. It is closely related to the 23.36-Å cubic structure of MnAl4 and to the 14.19-Å cubic structure of Mg32(Al,Zn)49.
Keywords: icosahedral metal complexes, Friauf polyhedra
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