Materials Data on KGdF4 by Materials Project
KGdF4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven F1- atoms. There are a spread of K–F bond distances ranging from 2.62–2.76 Å. Gd3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine F1- atoms. There are a spread of Gd–F bond distances ranging from 2.26–2.49 Å. There are four inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded to two equivalent K1+ and two equivalent Gd3+ atoms to form distorted FK2Gd2 tetrahedra that share corners with ten FK2Gd2 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one FKGd3 tetrahedra. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd3+ atoms. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded to one K1+ and three equivalent Gd3+ atoms to form FKGd3 tetrahedra that share corners with eight FK2Gd2 tetrahedra and edges with three FKGd3 tetrahedra. In the fourth F1- site, F1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent K1+ and one Gd3+ atom.