Materials Data on CrN2 by Materials Project

Abstract

CrN2 is quartz (beta)-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cr6+ is bonded to four N3- atoms to form corner-sharing CrN4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.72 Å) and three longer (1.73 Å) Cr–N bond length. There are four inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr6+ atoms. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr6+ atoms. In the third N3- site, N3- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr6+ atoms. In the fourth N3- site, N3- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr6+ atoms.