Materials Data on P2Pd15 by Materials Project

Abstract

Pd15P2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are four inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two Pd and one P atom. There are one shorter (2.69 Å) and one longer (2.87 Å) Pd–Pd bond lengths. The Pd–P bond length is 2.29 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Pd and one P atom. There are a spread of Pd–Pd bond distances ranging from 2.76–2.99 Å. The Pd–P bond length is 2.28 Å. In the third Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Pd atoms. The Pd–Pd bond length is 2.76 Å. In the fourth Pd site, Pd is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve Pd atoms. P is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six Pd atoms.