Materials Data on Ta4BTe8 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ta4BTe8 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of two boron molecules and one TaTe2 framework. In the TaTe2 framework, there are two inequivalent Ta+3.25+ sites. In the first Ta+3.25+ site, Ta+3.25+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Te2- atoms. There are a spread of Ta–Te bond distances ranging from 2.77–2.90 Å. In the second Ta+3.25+ site, Ta+3.25+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Te2- atoms. There are a spread of Ta–Te bond distances ranging from 2.79–2.98 Å. There are four inequivalent Te2- sites. In the first Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Ta+3.25+ atoms. In the second Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Ta+3.25+ atoms. In the third Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ta+3.25+ and one Te2- atom. The Te–Te bond length is 2.81 Å. In the fourth Te2- site, Te2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ta+3.25+ and one Te2- atom.