V3N4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing VN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-47°. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing NV6 pentagonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent V(1) atoms.
V3N4 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. V(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing VN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-47°. Both V(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.10 Å. There are a spread of V(1)-N(1) bond distances ranging from 1.94-2.09 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(2) is bonded to six equivalent V(1) atoms to form distorted face-sharing NV6 pentagonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent V(1) atoms.