Materials Data on Ni3Sn by Materials Project

Abstract

Ni3Sn is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ni is bonded to eight equivalent Ni and four equivalent Sn atoms to form NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent SnNi12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent SnNi12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra. All Ni–Ni bond lengths are 2.63 Å. All Ni–Sn bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Sn is bonded to twelve equivalent Ni atoms to form SnNi12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent SnNi12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent SnNi12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent NiNi8Sn4 cuboctahedra.