DOI: 10.17188/1318239
title: Materials Data on Ta36B4C35 by Materials Project

description: Ta26C25Ta9C8TaBC(B)2BC1 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two boron molecules; one BC1 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction; one Ta26C25 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction; one Ta9C8 sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction; and one TaBC sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In the BC1 sheet, B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. All B–C bond lengths are 1.83 Å. C4- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent B3+ atoms. In the Ta26C25 sheet, there are eighteen inequivalent Ta+3.56+ sites. In the first Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. There are one shorter (2.14 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the second Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the third Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 1°. There are five shorter (2.25 Å) and one longer (2.26 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the fourth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.25 Å. In the fifth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.24 Å) and three longer (2.26 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the sixth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.24 Å) and three longer (2.25 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the seventh Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the eighth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the ninth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the tenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six equivalent C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the eleventh Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six equivalent C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.23 Å) and three longer (2.24 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the twelfth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six equivalent C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the thirteenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the fourteenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the fifteenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.23 Å) and three longer (2.24 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the sixteenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the seventeenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.24 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the eighteenth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.25 Å. There are fifteen inequivalent C4- sites. In the first C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the second C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the third C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the fourth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the fifth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the sixth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the seventh C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the eighth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the ninth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the tenth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six equivalent Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.23 Å) and three longer (2.24 Å) C–Ta bond lengths. In the eleventh C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the twelfth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the thirteenth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the fourteenth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the fifteenth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All C–Ta bond lengths are 2.25 Å. In the Ta9C8 sheet, there are nine inequivalent Ta+3.56+ sites. In the first Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are five shorter (2.24 Å) and one longer (2.25 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the second Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Ta–C bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.26 Å. In the third Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.26 Å. In the fourth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the fifth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. In the sixth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are three shorter (2.23 Å) and three longer (2.24 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the seventh Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are two shorter (2.23 Å) and four longer (2.24 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the eighth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are four shorter (2.24 Å) and two longer (2.25 Å) Ta–C bond lengths. In the ninth Ta+3.56+ site, Ta+3.56+ is bonded to six C4- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing TaC6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Ta–C bond lengths are 2.24 Å. There are eight inequivalent C4- sites. In the first C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the second C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the third C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All C–Ta bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the fourth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All C–Ta bond lengths are 2.24 Å. In the fifth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the sixth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. In the seventh C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the eighth C4- site, C4- is bonded to six Ta+3.56+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CTa6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 0–1°. In the TaBC sheet, Ta+3.56+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. The Ta–C bond length is 2.08 Å. B3+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent C4- atoms. There are a spread of B–C bond distances ranging from 1.81–1.85 Å. C4- is bonded to one Ta+3.56+ and three equivalent B3+ atoms to form corner-sharing CTaB3 trigonal pyramids.