Materials Data on LuF3 by Materials Project
LuF3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu3+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight F1- atoms. There are a spread of Lu–F bond distances ranging from 2.11–2.32 Å. There are two inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Lu3+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Lu3+ atoms.