Materials Data on B by Materials Project

Abstract

B is gamma plutonium structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four B clusters. there are five inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four B atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.88 Å. In the second B site, B is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five B atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.60–1.72 Å. In the third B site, B is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three B atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.60 Å. In the fourth B site, B is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four B atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.61 Å. In the fifth B site, B is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four B atoms.