Materials Data on PaTa by Materials Project
PaTa is Magnesium-derived structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P-6m2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Pa is bonded to six equivalent Pa and six equivalent Ta atoms to form PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen equivalent PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra. All Pa–Pa bond lengths are 3.07 Å. All Pa–Ta bond lengths are 3.22 Å. Ta is bonded to six equivalent Pa and six equivalent Ta atoms to form TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra that share corners with eighteen equivalent TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, faces with eight equivalent TaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent PaPa6Ta6 cuboctahedra. All Ta–Ta bond lengths are 3.07 Å.