The crystal structures of the RNiPb (R=Y, Nd, Sm, Gd, To, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, L
u) compounds were determined using X-ray powder diffraction. The investigat
ed compounds crystallize with a TiNiSi structure type (space group: Pnma, P
enrson code: oP12). (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.