Materials Data on Ca3Zn by Materials Project
Ca3Zn crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Ca3Zn sheets oriented in the (0, 1, 0) direction. there are two inequivalent Ca sites. In the first Ca site, Ca is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Zn atoms. Both Ca–Zn bond lengths are 3.13 Å. In the second Ca site, Ca is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Zn atoms. There are two shorter (3.16 Å) and one longer (3.44 Å) Ca–Zn bond lengths. Zn is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Ca atoms.