Materials Data on Cr2B3 by Materials Project
Cr2B3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cr+4.50+ sites. In the first Cr+4.50+ site, Cr+4.50+ is bonded to twelve B3- atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing CrB12 cuboctahedra. There are a spread of Cr–B bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.34 Å. In the second Cr+4.50+ site, Cr+4.50+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven B3- atoms. There are a spread of Cr–B bond distances ranging from 2.12–2.26 Å. There are three inequivalent B3- sites. In the first B3- site, B3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Cr+4.50+ and three B3- atoms. There is two shorter (1.71 Å) and one longer (1.73 Å) B–B bond length. In the second B3- site, B3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six Cr+4.50+ and three B3- atoms. Both B–B bond lengths are 1.77 Å. In the third B3- site, B3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to seven Cr+4.50+ and two equivalent B3- atoms.