Materials Data on Re3W by Materials Project
Re3W is Uranium Silicide-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. W is bonded to twelve equivalent Re atoms to form WRe12 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent WRe12 cuboctahedra, corners with twelve equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra, edges with eighteen equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent WRe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (2.79 Å) and six longer (2.80 Å) W–Re bond lengths. Re is bonded to four equivalent W and eight equivalent Re atoms to form distorted ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra that share corners with four equivalent WRe12 cuboctahedra, corners with fourteen equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent WRe12 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra, faces with four equivalent WRe12 cuboctahedra, and faces with sixteen equivalent ReRe8W4 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (2.79 Å) and two longer (2.80 Å) Re–Re bond lengths.