Materials Data on TaSiIr by Materials Project
TaIrSi crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ta is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ir and five equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Ta–Ir bond distances ranging from 2.92–2.99 Å. There are a spread of Ta–Si bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.77 Å. Ir is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ta and four equivalent Si atoms. There are a spread of Ir–Si bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.47 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Ta and four equivalent Ir atoms.
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