Beschreibung:
Ti2In5 was prepared from the elemental components in a tantalum tube at 970 K and investigated by X-ray diffraction of powders as well as of single crystals. The crystal structure was refined from four-circle diffractometer data: P4/mbm, a = 1000.35(5) pm, c = 299.77(2) pm, V = 0.29998(5) nm3, Z = 2, wR2 = 0.0367 for 369 F2 values and 15 variables. Ti2In5 crystallizes with the Mn2Hg5 type structure. The indium atoms form consecutive planar layers which may be considered as a tesselation of triangles, squares, and pentagons. The titanium atoms occupy the pentagonal prismatic voids between these layers. Ti2In5 is Pauli paramagnetic and a good metallic conductor with a specific resistivity of 50 μΩcm at room temperature. The compound was previously described with the composition “Ti3In4”.