The material structure described by VPd4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted VPd6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form distorted PdV3Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with nine equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and edges with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to three equivalent Pd(1) and nine equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form PdPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_VPd4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.376
_cell_length_b   11.376
_cell_length_c   11.376
_cell_angle_alpha   14.002
_cell_angle_beta   14.002
_cell_angle_gamma   14.002
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   75.017
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  V  V0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd1  1  0.604  0.604  0.604  1.0
  Pd  Pd2  1  0.201  0.201  0.201  1.0
  Pd  Pd3  1  0.799  0.799  0.799  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.396  0.396  0.396  1.0
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The material structure described by VPd4 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. V(1) is bonded to six equivalent Pd(1) atoms to form distorted VPd6 cuboctahedra that share corners with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with six equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, and edges with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd(1) is bonded to three equivalent V(1) and three equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form distorted PdV3Pd3 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, edges with nine equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and edges with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra. In the second Pd site, Pd(2) is bonded to three equivalent Pd(1) and nine equivalent Pd(2) atoms to form PdPd12 cuboctahedra that share corners with three equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, corners with six equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, corners with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with three equivalent V(1)Pd6 cuboctahedra, edges with nine equivalent Pd(1)V3Pd3 cuboctahedra, edges with twelve equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra, and faces with twelve equivalent Pd(2)Pd12 cuboctahedra. is represented by the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) [CIF]
data_VPd4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.376
_cell_length_b   11.376
_cell_length_c   11.376
_cell_angle_alpha   14.002
_cell_angle_beta   14.002
_cell_angle_gamma   14.002
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   75.017
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  V  V0  1  0.000  0.000  0.000  1.0
  Pd  Pd1  1  0.604  0.604  0.604  1.0
  Pd  Pd2  1  0.201  0.201  0.201  1.0
  Pd  Pd3  1  0.799  0.799  0.799  1.0
  Pd  Pd4  1  0.396  0.396  0.396  1.0
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