Materials Data on NdF3 by Materials Project
NdF3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd3+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten F1- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–F bond distances ranging from 2.36–2.82 Å. There are four inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd3+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Nd3+ atoms. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd3+ atoms. In the fourth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd3+ atoms.