Materials Data on Ba(Cu2As)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ba(Cu2As)4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent As3- atoms. All Ba–As bond lengths are 3.43 Å. There are two inequivalent Cu+1.25+ sites. In the first Cu+1.25+ site, Cu+1.25+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent As3- atoms. There are one shorter (2.44 Å) and two longer (2.51 Å) Cu–As bond lengths. In the second Cu+1.25+ site, Cu+1.25+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent As3- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–As bond distances ranging from 2.43–2.60 Å. As3- is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and seven Cu+1.25+ atoms.