Materials Data on Sn3Pd by Materials Project

PdSn3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmce space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two PdSn3 sheets oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. Pd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to eight Sn atoms. There are a spread of Pd–Sn bond distances ranging from 2.83–2.89 Å. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pd and one Sn atom. The Sn–Sn bond length is 3.00 Å. In the second Sn site, Sn is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pd atoms.