Materials Data on YbClF by Materials Project
YbClF is Matlockite structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Yb2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Cl1- and four equivalent F1- atoms. There are four shorter (2.92 Å) and one longer (3.14 Å) Yb–Cl bond lengths. All Yb–F bond lengths are 2.31 Å. Cl1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent Yb2+ atoms. F1- is bonded to four equivalent Yb2+ atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing FYb4 tetrahedra.
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