CdS is Boron Nitride-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P3m1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one CdS sheet oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Cd2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent S2- atoms. All Cd–S bond lengths are 2.46 Å. S2- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Cd2+ atoms.

CdS is Wurtzite structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3mc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd2+ is bonded to four equivalent S2- atoms to form corner-sharing CdS4 tetrahedra. There are three shorter (2.57 Å) and one longer (2.58 Å) Cd–S bond lengths. S2- is bonded to four equivalent Cd2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SCd4 tetrahedra.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: Berkeley 39 stars photometry and abundances(Bragaglia A.+, 2012)

VizieR Online Data Catalog: UBVRI photometry of stars in Berkeley 86(Deeg H.J.+, 1996)

CdS is Halite, Rock Salt structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd2+ is bonded to six equivalent S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CdS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. All Cd–S bond lengths are 2.75 Å. S2- is bonded to six equivalent Cd2+ atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing SCd6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: BV photometry of Berkeley 36, 73 and 34(Ortolani S.+, 2005)

VizieR Online Data Catalog: UBV photometry in Berkeley 32(Kaluzny J.+, 1991)

CdS is Zincblende, Sphalerite structured and crystallizes in the cubic F-43m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd2+ is bonded to four equivalent S2- atoms to form corner-sharing CdS4 tetrahedra. All Cd–S bond lengths are 2.57 Å. S2- is bonded to four equivalent Cd2+ atoms to form corner-sharing SCd4 tetrahedra.

Cd is Copper structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd is bonded to twelve equivalent Cd atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing CdCd12 cuboctahedra. All Cd–Cd bond lengths are 3.20 Å.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: UBVIc photometry of cluster Berkeley 59(Pandey A.K.+, 2008)

VizieR Online Data Catalog: Berkeley 64 and 69 stars UBVRI photometry(Pandey A.K.+, 1997)

Computed materials data using density functional theory calculations. These calculations determine the electronic structure of bulk materials by solving approximations to the Schrodinger equation. For more information, see https://materialsproject.org/docs/calculations

NdPdCd crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to five Pd and six equivalent Cd atoms. There are four shorter (3.10 Å) and one longer (3.16 Å) Nd–Pd bond lengths. There are two shorter (3.33 Å) and four longer (3.42 Å) Nd–Cd bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Pd sites. In the first Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd and six equivalent Cd atoms. All Pd–Cd bond lengths are 2.81 Å. In the second Pd site, Pd is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Nd and three equivalent Cd atoms. All Pd–Cd bond lengths are 2.95 Å. Cd is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Nd and four Pd atoms.

CaPmCd2 is Heusler structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ca is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cd atoms. All Ca–Cd bond lengths are 3.32 Å. Pm is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Cd atoms. All Pm–Cd bond lengths are 3.32 Å. Cd is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to four equivalent Ca and four equivalent Pm atoms.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: Berkeley 58 & CG Cas UBV photometry(Turner D.G.+, 2008)

VizieR Online Data Catalog: Berkeley supernova Ia program. I.(Silverman J.M.+, 2012)

Cd is Magnesium structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd is bonded to twelve equivalent Cd atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing CdCd12 cuboctahedra. There are six shorter (3.01 Å) and six longer (3.44 Å) Cd–Cd bond lengths.

VizieR Online Data Catalog: BVI photometry in Berkeley 73, 75 and 25(Carraro G.+, 2005)

MgCd2 is Rutile structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg is bonded to six equivalent Cd atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MgCd6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 50°. There are two shorter (2.83 Å) and four longer (2.91 Å) Mg–Cd bond lengths. Cd is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Mg atoms.

Cd(C2N3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cd2+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six N3- atoms. There are four shorter (2.30 Å) and two longer (2.53 Å) Cd–N bond lengths. C4+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.17 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–N bond length. There are two inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cd2+ and two equivalent C4+ atoms. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cd2+ and one C4+ atom.