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Holmium diantimonide

Holmium diantimonide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HoSb<sub>2</sub>. It is one of the antimonides of holmium. It can be obtained by reacting holmium and antimony at a certain temperature (1000~1500&nbsp;°C) and pressure (30~65&nbsp;kbar). X-ray diffraction shows its space group C222, unit cell parameters a=3.343 Å, b=5.790 Å, c=7.840 Å, Z=2.

HoSb<sub>2</sub> is also the crystal structure prototype of some compounds. Compounds belonging to the HoSb<sub>2</sub> structure include LuSb<sub>2</sub>, YSb<sub>2</sub>, etc.

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