DOE OSTI2020
Os4Sn17 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Os sites. In the first Os site, Os is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Sn atoms. There are a spread of Os–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.77–3.07 Å. In the second Os site, Os is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Sn atoms. There are a spread of Os–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.71–2.90 Å. There are eleven inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the third Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Os atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the fifth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Os atoms. In the sixth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Os atoms. In the seventh Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Os atoms. In the eighth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the ninth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the tenth Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Os atoms. In the eleventh Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Os atoms.