Materials Data on Na2Cd11 by Materials Project
Cd11Na2 crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Na is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve Cd atoms. There are a spread of Na–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.59 Å. There are five inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve equivalent Cd atoms. All Cd–Cd bond lengths are 3.03 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Na and nine Cd atoms. There are a spread of Cd–Cd bond distances ranging from 2.90–3.21 Å. In the third Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Cd atoms. There are a spread of Cd–Cd bond distances ranging from 3.03–3.22 Å. In the fourth Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Na and five Cd atoms. The Cd–Cd bond length is 3.15 Å. In the fifth Cd site, Cd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Na and six Cd atoms.