Materials Data on Th(SiPt)2 by Materials Project
Th(PtSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Th4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Pt2- atoms. There are four shorter (3.28 Å) and four longer (3.29 Å) Th–Pt bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Pt2- sites. In the first Pt2- site, Pt2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Th4+ and four equivalent Si atoms. All Pt–Si bond lengths are 2.52 Å. In the second Pt2- site, Pt2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Th4+ and five Si atoms. All Pt–Si bond lengths are 2.44 Å. There are two inequivalent Si sites. In the first Si site, Si is bonded to four equivalent Pt2- atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing SiPt4 tetrahedra. In the second Si site, Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five Pt2- atoms.