Materials Data on Ba(LuS2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ba(LuS2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–S bond distances ranging from 3.19–3.35 Å. There are two inequivalent Lu3+ sites. In the first Lu3+ site, Lu3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing LuS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–58°. There are a spread of Lu–S bond distances ranging from 2.66–2.74 Å. In the second Lu3+ site, Lu3+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing LuS6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 48–58°. There are a spread of Lu–S bond distances ranging from 2.69–2.75 Å. There are four inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Ba2+ and three Lu3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SBa2Lu3 trigonal bipyramids. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Ba2+ and three equivalent Lu3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SBa2Lu3 square pyramids. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and three Lu3+ atoms. In the fourth S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Ba2+ and three equivalent Lu3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing SBa2Lu3 trigonal bipyramids.