Materials Data on P3Pd7 by Materials Project
Pd7P3 crystallizes in the trigonal R3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three P atoms. There are a spread of Pd–P bond distances ranging from 2.31–2.55 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three P atoms. There are a spread of Pd–P bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.55 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four P atoms. There are a spread of Pd–P bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.81 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four P atoms. There are a spread of Pd–P bond distances ranging from 2.45–2.69 Å. In the fifth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P atoms. All Pd–P bond lengths are 2.36 Å. In the sixth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent P atoms. All Pd–P bond lengths are 2.36 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Pd atoms. In the second P site, P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Pd atoms.