Materials Data on UTe5 by Materials Project
UTe5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two UTe5 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. U4+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Te+0.80- atoms. There are a spread of U–Te bond distances ranging from 3.05–3.19 Å. There are four inequivalent Te+0.80- sites. In the first Te+0.80- site, Te+0.80- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent U4+ and one Te+0.80- atom. The Te–Te bond length is 2.84 Å. In the second Te+0.80- site, Te+0.80- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent U4+ atoms. In the third Te+0.80- site, Te+0.80- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent U4+ atoms. In the fourth Te+0.80- site, Te+0.80- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one U4+ and two equivalent Te+0.80- atoms.