Materials Data on USi2 by Materials Project
USi2 is hexagonal omega structure-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/amd space group. The structure is three-dimensional. U is bonded to twelve equivalent Si atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing USi12 cuboctahedra. There are eight shorter (2.99 Å) and four longer (3.07 Å) U–Si bond lengths. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent U and three equivalent Si atoms. There are two shorter (2.30 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Si–Si bond lengths.