Holmium diantimonide

Holmium diantimonide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HoSb2. It is one of the antimonides of holmium. It can be obtained by reacting holmium and antimony at a certain temperature (1000~1500 °C) and pressure (30~65 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.

HoSb2 is also the crystal structure prototype of some compounds. Compounds belonging to the HoSb2 structure include LuSb2, YSb2, etc.