Materials Data on Th(SiPt)2 by Materials Project
Th(PtSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Th4+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Pt2- atoms. All Th–Pt bond lengths are 3.28 Å. Pt2- is bonded to four equivalent Th4+ and four equivalent Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing PtTh4Si4 tetrahedra. All Pt–Si bond lengths are 2.50 Å. Si is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pt2- and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.38 Å.