Materials Data on Be2Cu by Materials Project
CuBe2 is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Be is bonded to six equivalent Be and six equivalent Cu atoms to form a mixture of edge, face, and corner-sharing BeBe6Cu6 cuboctahedra. All Be–Be bond lengths are 2.12 Å. All Be–Cu bond lengths are 2.48 Å. Cu is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Be and four equivalent Cu atoms. All Cu–Cu bond lengths are 2.59 Å.
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