Materials Data on ThCd3 by Materials Project
ThCd3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Th is bonded to twelve equivalent Cd atoms to form a mixture of face and corner-sharing ThCd12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.27 Å) and six longer (3.43 Å) Th–Cd bond lengths. Cd is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Th and six equivalent Cd atoms. There are four shorter (3.13 Å) and two longer (3.23 Å) Cd–Cd bond lengths.
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