Materials Data on TaCo3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Co3Ta crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Ta sites. In the first Ta site, Ta is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four Ta and twelve Co atoms. There are one shorter (2.81 Å) and three longer (2.91 Å) Ta–Ta bond lengths. There are a spread of Ta–Co bond distances ranging from 2.74–2.81 Å. In the second Ta site, Ta is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to fifteen Co atoms. There are a spread of Ta–Co bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.88 Å. In the third Ta site, Ta is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ta and twelve Co atoms. There are nine shorter (2.76 Å) and three longer (2.81 Å) Ta–Co bond lengths. There are six inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co is bonded to five Ta and seven Co atoms to form distorted CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra, edges with six CoTa2Co10 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Co–Co bond distances ranging from 2.29–2.82 Å. In the second Co site, Co is bonded to two equivalent Ta and ten Co atoms to form distorted CoTa2Co10 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen CoTa3Co9 cuboctahedra, edges with six CoTa2Co10 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Co–Co bond distances ranging from 2.35–2.70 Å. In the third Co site, Co is bonded to six Ta and six Co atoms to form CoTa6Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen CoTa6Co6 cuboctahedra, edges with six CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra, and faces with eighteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra. There are four shorter (2.35 Å) and two longer (2.40 Å) Co–Co bond lengths. In the fourth Co site, Co is bonded to three equivalent Ta and nine Co atoms to form distorted CoTa3Co9 cuboctahedra that share corners with fifteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent CoTa3Co9 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra. All Co–Co bond lengths are 2.79 Å. In the fifth Co site, Co is bonded to six Ta and six Co atoms to form CoTa6Co6 cuboctahedra that share corners with fifteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent CoTa6Co6 cuboctahedra, and faces with nineteen CoTa5Co7 cuboctahedra. In the sixth Co site, Co is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ta and thirteen Co atoms. The Co–Co bond length is 2.66 Å.