Materials Data on CsCuNiF6 by Materials Project

Abstract

CsNiCuF6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Imma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cs1+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form CsF6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent NiF6 octahedra and corners with six equivalent CuF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 67–69°. There are a spread of Cs–F bond distances ranging from 3.11–3.19 Å. Ni4+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form NiF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent NiF6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent CuF6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent CsF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 44–69°. There is two shorter (1.97 Å) and four longer (2.02 Å) Ni–F bond length. Cu1+ is bonded to six F1- atoms to form CuF6 octahedra that share corners with two equivalent CuF6 octahedra, corners with four equivalent NiF6 octahedra, and corners with six equivalent CsF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 41–69°. There is four shorter (1.92 Å) and two longer (1.98 Å) Cu–F bond length. There are three inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cs1+ and two equivalent Ni4+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cs1+ and two equivalent Cu1+ atoms. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cs1+, one Ni4+, and one Cu1+ atom.