“…Structures of the ternary compounds DyNi 10 Si 2 [10], DyNi 5 Si 3 [11], DyNi 2 Si 2 [12], Dy 2 Ni 3 Si 5 [13], DyNiSi 3 [14], Dy 3 Ni 6 Si 2 , DyNiSi 2 [15], DyNiSi [16], Dy 3 NiSi 3 [17] and Dy 3 NiSi 2 [18] have been already investigated; more recently, the structures and magnetic properties of DyNi 4 Si [19] and DyNi 6 Si 6 [20] have been reported. Isothermal sections of the Dy-Sc-Si [21], Dy-Ti-Si [22], Dy-V-Si [23], Dy-Cr-Si [21], Dy-Fe-Si [24][25][26], Dy-Cu-Si [27], Dy-Co-Si [28] and Dy-Mn-Si [29] phase diagrams and the crystal structure of the ternary compounds formed in these systems were investigated too.…”