Materials Data on Al3Ir by Materials Project

Abstract

IrAl3 is Sodium arsenide structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ir is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eleven Al atoms. There are a spread of Ir–Al bond distances ranging from 2.48–2.82 Å. There are two inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Ir and six equivalent Al atoms. All Al–Al bond lengths are 2.82 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ir and seven Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.66 Å) and three longer (2.77 Å) Al–Al bond lengths.