Materials Data on ScCdCu2 by Materials Project
ScCu2Cd is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sc is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cu atoms. All Sc–Cu bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Cu is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Sc and four equivalent Cd atoms. All Cu–Cd bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Cd is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cu atoms.
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