The structure described by V(Ta)N(C) is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Ta(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(1) and three equivalent N(1) atoms to form TaC3N3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-5°. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(1) and three equivalent N(1) atoms to form VC3N3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-5°. C(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ta(1) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form CTa3V3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. N(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ta(1) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form NTa3V3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_TaVCN
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.282
_cell_length_b   5.282
_cell_length_c   5.282
_cell_angle_alpha   33.783
_cell_angle_beta   33.783
_cell_angle_gamma   33.783
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   40.611
_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
  Ta  Ta0  1  0.746  0.746  0.746  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.259  0.259  0.259  1.0
  C  C2  1  0.995  0.995  0.995  1.0
  N  N3  1  0.501  0.501  0.501  1.0
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The structure described by V(Ta)N(C) is alpha Po-derived structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Ta(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(1) and three equivalent N(1) atoms to form TaC3N3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-5°. V(1) is bonded to three equivalent C(1) and three equivalent N(1) atoms to form VC3N3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent Ta(1)C3N3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent V(1)C3N3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-5°. C(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ta(1) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form CTa3V3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. N(1) is bonded to three equivalent Ta(1) and three equivalent V(1) atoms to form NTa3V3 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, edges with six equivalent C(1)Ta3V3 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent N(1)Ta3V3 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 1-8°. is represented by the CIF card [CIF]
data_TaVCN
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.282
_cell_length_b   5.282
_cell_length_c   5.282
_cell_angle_alpha   33.783
_cell_angle_beta   33.783
_cell_angle_gamma   33.783
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_cell_volume   40.611
_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
  Ta  Ta0  1  0.746  0.746  0.746  1.0
  V  V1  1  0.259  0.259  0.259  1.0
  C  C2  1  0.995  0.995  0.995  1.0
  N  N3  1  0.501  0.501  0.501  1.0
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