Materials Data on CaCd2Pd by Materials Project
CaPdCd2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pd and ten equivalent Cd atoms. There are a spread of Ca–Pd bond distances ranging from 3.00–3.17 Å. There are a spread of Ca–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.39–3.50 Å. Pd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ca and six equivalent Cd atoms. There are a spread of Pd–Cd bond distances ranging from 2.80–2.86 Å. Cd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ca and three equivalent Pd atoms.
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