Materials Data on Pu3Pd4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Pu3Pd4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Pu is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Pd atoms. There are a spread of Pu–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.90–3.30 Å. There are three inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pu atoms. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Pu atoms. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to seven equivalent Pu and three equivalent Pd atoms. There are one shorter (2.87 Å) and two longer (3.02 Å) Pd–Pd bond lengths.