Materials Data on CuB5 by Materials Project
CuB5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cu3+ sites. In the first Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded to seven B+0.60- atoms to form edge-sharing CuB7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–B bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.24 Å. In the second Cu3+ site, Cu3+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–B bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.14 Å. There are ten inequivalent B+0.60- sites. In the first B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.72–1.84 Å. In the second B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu3+ and five B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.70–1.86 Å. In the third B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+ and six B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.70–1.99 Å. In the fourth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cu3+ and five B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.77–1.80 Å. In the fifth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+ and six B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.69–1.91 Å. In the sixth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+ and six B+0.60- atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.75 Å. In the seventh B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six B+0.60- atoms. There are a spread of B–B bond distances ranging from 1.71–1.82 Å. In the eighth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+ and four B+0.60- atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.76 Å. In the ninth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two Cu3+ and five B+0.60- atoms. The B–B bond length is 1.64 Å. In the tenth B+0.60- site, B+0.60- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cu3+ and five B+0.60- atoms.