Materials Data on PuBr3 by Materials Project
PuBr3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two PuBr3 sheets oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. Pu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Br1- atoms. There are a spread of Pu–Br bond distances ranging from 2.88–3.16 Å. There are two inequivalent Br1- sites. In the first Br1- site, Br1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Pu3+ atoms. In the second Br1- site, Br1- is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Pu3+ atoms.
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