Materials Data on Ho(IO3)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ho(O3I)3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ho3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ho–O bond distances ranging from 2.19–2.74 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ho3+ and two I5+ atoms. There are one shorter (1.93 Å) and one longer (2.45 Å) O–I bond lengths. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ho3+ and two equivalent I5+ atoms. Both O–I bond lengths are 2.80 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ho3+ and two equivalent I5+ atoms. Both O–I bond lengths are 2.12 Å. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ho3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.90 Å. There are two inequivalent I5+ sites. In the first I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. In the second I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent O2- atoms.