title: Crystal structure of TiBi2.
abstract: Black granular single crystals of monotitanium dibismuth, TiBi2, were synthesized by slow cooling of a mixture of Bi and Ti from 693 K. The title compound is isostructural with CuMg2(ortho-rhom-bicFdddsymmetry). Ti atoms are located in square anti-prisms of Bi atoms. The network of one type of Bi atom spirals along thea-axis direction while honeycomb layers of the other type of Bi atom spreading in theabplane inter-lace one another.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamane
keywords: CuMg2 structure type; bis­muth; crystal structure; titanium