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Materials Data on U2CuSi3 by Materials Project

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.17188/1746614· OSTI ID:1746614
U2CuSi3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent U5+ sites. In the first U5+ site, U5+ is bonded in a distorted q4 geometry to ten Si4- atoms. There are a spread of U–Si bond distances ranging from 3.01–3.08 Å. In the second U5+ site, U5+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Si4- atoms. There are six shorter (2.98 Å) and two longer (3.08 Å) U–Si bond lengths. Cu2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Si4- atoms. All Cu–Si bond lengths are 2.27 Å. There are three inequivalent Si4- sites. In the first Si4- site, Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six U5+ and three Si4- atoms. There are two shorter (2.33 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Si–Si bond lengths. In the second Si4- site, Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six U5+, two equivalent Cu2+, and one Si4- atom. In the third Si4- site, Si4- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six U5+, one Cu2+, and two equivalent Si4- atoms.
Research Organization:
LBNL Materials Project; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Contributing Organization:
The Materials Project; MIT; UC Berkeley; Duke; U Louvain
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1746614
Report Number(s):
mp-1216812
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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