Materials Data on BaB6 by Materials Project
BaB6 is Calcium hexaboride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to twenty-four equivalent B atoms. All Ba–B bond lengths are 3.15 Å. B is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba and five equivalent B atoms. There is one shorter (1.76 Å) and four longer (1.78 Å) B–B bond length.
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