Materials Data on ThAlCu2 by Materials Project
ThCu2Al is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Th is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cu atoms. All Th–Cu bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Cu is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Th and four equivalent Al atoms. All Cu–Al bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Al is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cu atoms.
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