A new auride with metallic character is a description of Ca3AuN, which
crystallizes in the cubic Perowskite structure. The nitrogen atom is
in the center of an octahedron of calcium atoms, and calcium and gold
together form a cubic face-centered arrangement. The formula Ca32+Au-N
3- . 2e - is confirmed by the results of band structure calculations.
Circle = Au, o = Ca, circle = N.