Materials Data on Pu3Sn by Materials Project

Abstract

Pu3Sn is Uranium Silicide structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Pu is bonded to eight equivalent Pu and four equivalent Sn atoms to form distorted PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra, edges with eight equivalent SnPu12 cuboctahedra, edges with sixteen equivalent PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent SnPu12 cuboctahedra, and faces with fourteen equivalent PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra. All Pu–Pu bond lengths are 3.35 Å. All Pu–Sn bond lengths are 3.35 Å. Sn is bonded to twelve equivalent Pu atoms to form SnPu12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent SnPu12 cuboctahedra, edges with twenty-four equivalent PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent SnPu12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent PuPu8Sn4 cuboctahedra.