Materials Data on Sc2Co3Si by Materials Project
Sc2Co3Si crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sc is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Sc, nine equivalent Co, and three equivalent Si atoms. There are one shorter (2.82 Å) and three longer (3.04 Å) Sc–Sc bond lengths. There are three shorter (2.72 Å) and six longer (2.88 Å) Sc–Co bond lengths. All Sc–Si bond lengths are 2.94 Å. Co is bonded to six equivalent Sc, four equivalent Co, and two equivalent Si atoms to form CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent SiSc6Co6 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent SiSc6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (2.45 Å) and two longer (2.58 Å) Co–Co bond lengths. Both Co–Si bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Si is bonded to six equivalent Sc and six equivalent Co atoms to form SiSc6Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent SiSc6Co6 cuboctahedra, faces with two equivalent SiSc6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen equivalent CoSc6Co4Si2 cuboctahedra.