Materials Data on Ga by Materials Project

Abstract

Ga crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are six inequivalent Ga sites. In the first Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.66–3.04 Å. In the second Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to eight Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.61–3.17 Å. In the third Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to eight Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.63–3.09 Å. In the fourth Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to ten Ga atoms. There are a spread of Ga–Ga bond distances ranging from 2.68–3.12 Å. In the fifth Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to nine Ga atoms. There are two shorter (2.64 Å) and one longer (2.94 Å) Ga–Ga bond lengths. In the sixth Ga site, Ga is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Ga atoms.