Materials Data on Yb(GaS2)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Yb(GaS2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cccm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight S2- atoms. There are four shorter (2.97 Å) and four longer (3.03 Å) Yb–S bond lengths. Ga3+ is bonded to four S2- atoms to form edge-sharing GaS4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Ga–S bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.34 Å. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb2+ and two equivalent Ga3+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded to two equivalent Yb2+ and two equivalent Ga3+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing SYb2Ga2 trigonal pyramids.