Materials Data on Hf9BW4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Hf9W4B crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Hf sites. In the first Hf site, Hf is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W and one B atom. Both Hf–W bond lengths are 2.87 Å. The Hf–B bond length is 3.06 Å. In the second Hf site, Hf is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four W and one B atom. There are a spread of Hf–W bond distances ranging from 2.94–3.10 Å. The Hf–B bond length is 2.55 Å. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W is bonded to six equivalent Hf and six equivalent W atoms to form face-sharing WHf6W6 cuboctahedra. All W–W bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the second W site, W is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to eight Hf and four W atoms. Both W–W bond lengths are 2.87 Å. B is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to nine Hf atoms.