Materials Data on Sc3(Ge2Mo)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Sc3(MoGe2)2 is delta Molybdenum Boride-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mo and six Ge atoms. Both Sc–Mo bond lengths are 3.17 Å. There are a spread of Sc–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.58–2.98 Å. In the second Sc site, Sc is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Mo and six Ge atoms. There are one shorter (3.16 Å) and one longer (3.34 Å) Sc–Mo bond lengths. There are a spread of Sc–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.80 Å. Mo is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Sc and seven Ge atoms. There are a spread of Mo–Ge bond distances ranging from 2.71–3.16 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Sc, two equivalent Mo, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.53 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four Sc, four equivalent Mo, and one Ge atom. In the third Ge site, Ge is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four Sc and four equivalent Mo atoms.