Materials Data on PuTcB2 by Materials Project
PuTcB2 is Magnesium tetraboride-derived structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Pu3+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Tc3- and six equivalent B atoms. The Pu–Tc bond length is 2.85 Å. There are a spread of Pu–B bond distances ranging from 2.65–2.75 Å. Tc3- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Pu3+ and six equivalent B atoms. There are a spread of Tc–B bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.31 Å. B is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pu3+, three equivalent Tc3-, and two equivalent B atoms. Both B–B bond lengths are 1.81 Å.
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