Materials Data on Hg3As by Materials Project
Hg3As crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Hg3As sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Hg1+ is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to four equivalent Hg1+ and two equivalent As3- atoms. All Hg–Hg bond lengths are 3.06 Å. Both Hg–As bond lengths are 3.06 Å. As3- is bonded in a hexagonal planar geometry to six equivalent Hg1+ atoms.