The X-ray powder diffraction data and crystal structure of Al2Cu3Dy ternary compound

The ternary compound Al2Cu3Dy has been synthesized by stoichiometric elemental constituents. The X-ray powder diffraction data for the Al2Cu3Dy compound are presented. The structure type and precise lattice constants have been determined by pattern indexing and Rietveld refinement. The Al2Cu3Dy compound tends to crystallize systemmatically into hexagonal structure type with the space group P6/mmm and the lattice parameters of a = b = 5.1524 angstrom, c = 4.1481 angstrom, V = 95.37 angstrom(3), Z = 1, Density = 7.091 g/cm(3), and the RIR value is 1.70.